oppugnant

[ uh-puhg-nuhnt ]

adjective

1. opposing; antagonistic; contrary.

oppugnant

/ əˈpʌɡnənt /

adjective

1. rare.
   combative, antagonistic, or contrary

Derived Forms

• opˈpugnantly, adverb
• opˈpugnancy, noun

Other Words From

• op·pugnan·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of oppugnant¹

1505–15; < Latin oppugnant- (stem of oppugnāns ), present participle of oppugnāre to oppose. See oppugn, -ant

Example Sentences

The ability to think has proved itself oppugnant to and destructive of the desire to worship.

From Project Gutenberg

Comparative mythologists explain the origin of worship by two apparently oppugnant theories.

From Project Gutenberg

He could have taken another, an oppugnant stand, as many a familiar confederate did.

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Related Words

• adverse
• belligerent
• bitter
• contentious
• contrary
• hateful
• inhospitable
• inimical
• nasty
• opposed
• unfavorable
• unfriendly
• unsympathetic