Antipathetical

Antipathetical
Antipathetic An`ti*pa*thet"ic, Antipathetical An`ti*pa*thet"ic*al, a. Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by to. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

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  • Antipathetic — An ti*pa*thet ic, Antipathetical An ti*pa*thet ic*al, a. Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; often followed by to. Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • loth — adj. strongly opposed. [WordNet sense 2][predicate] Syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(predicate), averse to(predicate), indisposed(predicate), loath(predicate), opposed. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • opposed — ([o^]p*p[=o]zd ), opposing opposing ([o^]p*p[=o] z[i^]ng),adj. 1. characterized by active opposition; as, two bitterly opposing schools of thought. Syn: antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, opponent. [WordNet 1.5] 2. acting in opposition… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • opposing — opposed opposed ([o^]p*p[=o]zd ), opposing opposing ([o^]p*p[=o] z[i^]ng),adj. 1. characterized by active opposition; as, two bitterly opposing schools of thought. Syn: antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, opponent. [WordNet 1.5] 2. acting …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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