oppugnant
[uh-puhg-nuh nt]
adjective
opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
RELATED WORDS
hostile, harmful, adverse, unfriendly, opposed, unfavorable, destructive, injurious, spiteful, belligerent, bitter, unsympathetic, hateful, inimical, contentious, inhospitable, contrary, nasty, enemy, competitor
Origin of oppugnant
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He could have taken another, an oppugnant stand, as many a familiar confederate did.
Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits;Clark S. Beardslee
oppugnant
adjective
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