antagonistic

adj
/ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/UK/ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/CA/ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/

Etymology

From antagonist + -ic.

  1. derived from antagonista
  2. suffixed as antagonistic — “antagonist + ic

Definitions

  1. Contending or acting against.

    • They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic.
    • Though the tephrosia is a powerful agent, and, if carried too far beyond the antagonistic action of the poison, is, I presume, not entirely without danger, I have never known any bad symptoms to arise from its use.
    • And deputies from opposing parties, inherently more antagonistic than deputies from the same party, can be bought at a lower price.
  2. Relating to an antagonist.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at antagonistic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at antagonistic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at antagonistic

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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