I. i-ˈris-tik, e- adjective
also eris·ti·cal -ti-kəl
Etymology: Greek eristikos fond of wrangling, from erizein to wrangle, from eris strife
Date: 1637
: characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning
• eris·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1659
1. : a person devoted to logical disputation
2. : the art or practice of disputation and polemics