oppugnant

[uh-puhg-nuh nt]

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adjective

opposing; antagonistic; contrary.

Origin of oppugnant

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

Related formsop·pug·nan·cy, noun

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Related Words for oppugnant

hostile, harmful, adverse, unfriendly, opposed, unfavorable, destructive, injurious, spiteful, belligerent, bitter, unsympathetic, hateful, inimical, contentious, inhospitable, contrary, nasty, enemy, competitor

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Historical Examples of oppugnant

He could have taken another, an oppugnant stand, as many a familiar confederate did.
Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits;
Clark S. Beardslee

British Dictionary definitions for oppugnant

oppugnant

adjective

rare combative, antagonistic, or contrary

Derived Formsoppugnancy, nounoppugnantly, adverb

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