eristic vs messy

eristic

adj
  • Provoking strife, controversy or discord. 

noun
  • One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious. 

  • A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest. 

messy

adj
  • Difficult or unpleasant to deal with. 

  • In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly. 

  • Prone to causing mess. 

How often have the words eristic and messy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )