a. Characteristic. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a characteristic manner; in a way that characterizes. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to strive, wrangle, &unr_; strife. ] Controversial. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]