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oppugnant

[ uh-puhg-nuh nt ]
/ əˈpʌg nənt /
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adjective

opposing; antagonistic; contrary.

Words related to oppugnant

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

Words nearby oppugnant

oppression, oppressive, opprobrious, opprobrium, oppugn, oppugnant, opr, opra, opruss, opry, ops

Origin of oppugnant

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

OTHER WORDS FROM oppugnant

op·pug·nan·cy, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for oppugnant

oppugnant
/ (əˈpʌɡnənt) /

adjective

rare combative, antagonistic, or contrary

Derived forms of oppugnant

oppugnancy, nounoppugnantly, adverb
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