antagonistic

[ an-tag-uh-nis-tik ]
/ ænˌtæg əˈnɪs tɪk /

adjective

acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
hostile; unfriendly.

Origin of antagonistic

First recorded in 1625–35; antagonist + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM antagonistic

an·tag·o·nis·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·an·tag·o·nis·tic, adjective non·an·tag·o·nis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Example sentences from the Web for antagonistically

  • The county would discuss her antagonistically at a hundred tea-tables.

    The Pastor's Wife |Elizabeth von Arnim

British Dictionary definitions for antagonistically

antagonistic
/ (ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk) /

adjective

in active opposition
mutually opposed

Derived forms of antagonistic

antagonistically, adverb