eristic vs solitary

eristic

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. 

adj
  • Provoking strife, controversy or discord. 

solitary

noun
  • One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse. 

  • Solitary confinement. 

  • The state of being solitary; solitude 

adj
  • Performed, passed, or endured alone 

  • Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present 

  • Not much visited or frequented; remote from society 

  • Single; individual; sole. 

  • gloomy; dismal, because of not being inhabited. 

  • Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted 

  • Not associated with others of the same kind. 

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