Antipathous

//ænˈtɪpəθəs// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of antipathic. obsolete

    "What ſublunary miſchief can predominate a wiſe man thus? or doth thy friendſhip play (in this antipathous extreme) with mine, leſt gladneſſe ſuffocate me?"

Synonyms

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antipatheticantipathic

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"What ſublunary miſchief can predominate a wiſe man thus? or doth thy friendſhip play (in this antipathous extreme) with mine, leſt gladneſſe ſuffocate me?"

Etymology

Irregularly from either antipathy or Ancient Greek ἀντιπαθής (antipathḗs) + -ous.

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