antagonaladj.

Brit.

/anˈtaɡ(ə)nl/,

/anˈtaɡn̩l/, U.S.

/ænˈtæɡənəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antagonist n., antagonism n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < antagon- (in antagonist n., antagonism n.) + -al suffix¹, probably after agonal adj.¹ Compare earlier antagony n. Compare also earlier antagonistic adj., antagonistical adj.

Now rare.

Acting in opposition; antagonistic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > mutually

antagonistical1610

antagonistica1637

clashing1660

warring1703

antagonizing1751

antagonal1839

1839 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 24 327 Every movement of tension thus produced is counteracted by a corresponding degree of antagonal tension in the counter braces.

1850 C. Bridges Expos. Bk. Prov. (1865) xxix. 504 Apparently contradictory statements are in fact only balancing truths; each correcting its opposite, and, like the antagonal muscles, contributing to the strength and completeness of the frame.

1863 J. Woodford Christian Sanctity 70 Whilst the antagonal principles of faith and sight fight out their contest.

1882 Engin. News 4 Nov. 384/2 The arrangement of the brace timbers is such as to exhibit two sets of braces, one antagonal to the other.

1981 Chicago Rev. 32 No. 3. 76 In each period, there are only two discourses that are true, the two exactly antagonal discourses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antagonal
释义	antagonaladj. Brit. /anˈtaɡ(ə)nl/, /anˈtaɡn̩l/, U.S. /ænˈtæɡənəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antagonist n., antagonism n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < antagon- (in antagonist n., antagonism n.) + -al suffix¹, probably after agonal adj.¹ Compare earlier antagony n. Compare also earlier antagonistic adj., antagonistical adj. Now rare. Acting in opposition; antagonistic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > mutually antagonistical1610 antagonistica1637 clashing1660 warring1703 antagonizing1751 antagonal1839 1839 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 24 327 Every movement of tension thus produced is counteracted by a corresponding degree of antagonal tension in the counter braces. 1850 C. Bridges Expos. Bk. Prov. (1865) xxix. 504 Apparently contradictory statements are in fact only balancing truths; each correcting its opposite, and, like the antagonal muscles, contributing to the strength and completeness of the frame. 1863 J. Woodford Christian Sanctity 70 Whilst the antagonal principles of faith and sight fight out their contest. 1882 Engin. News 4 Nov. 384/2 The arrangement of the brace timbers is such as to exhibit two sets of braces, one antagonal to the other. 1981 Chicago Rev. 32 No. 3. 76 In each period, there are only two discourses that are true, the two exactly antagonal discourses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1839
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