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单词 oppugnant
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oppugnant

[ uh-puhg-nuhnt ]
/ əˈpʌg nənt /
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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

OTHER WORDS FROM oppugnant

op·pug·nan·cy, noun

Words nearby oppugnant

oppression, oppressive, opprobrious, opprobrium, oppugn, oppugnant, OPRA, opry, Ops, op-shop, -opsia
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Example sentences from the Web for 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
/ (əˈpʌɡnənt) /

adjective

rare combative, antagonistic, or contrary

Derived forms of oppugnant

oppugnancy, nounoppugnantly, adverb
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