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oppugnant

[ uh-puhg-nuhnt ]

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adjective

oppugnant

/ əˈpʌɡnənt /

1505–15; < Latin oppugnant- (stem of oppugnāns ), present participle of oppugnāre to oppose. See oppugn, -ant

The ability to think has proved itself oppugnant to and destructive of the desire to worship.

Comparative mythologists explain the origin of worship by two apparently oppugnant theories.

He could have taken another, an oppugnant stand, as many a familiar confederate did.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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