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antagonistically

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an antagonistic manner; as an antagonist.

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  • adverb In an antagonistic manner.

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  • adverb in an antagonistic manner

Etymologies

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antagonistic +‎ -ally

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Examples

  • As a vocal feminist, my opinions are often antagonistically questioned at parties and backyard barbecues.

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • Wry, wily, and disarmingly smart, the New York trio started out as what seemed like a sort of meta-rap performance project, with a breakout single—"Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell"—that was aggressively, antagonistically dumb.

    Wing It Out Loud Around Town Andy Battaglia 2011

  • With regard to Kathleen Curry, we documented her estrangement from Democrats at the time, following her repeatedly siding with the Republican minority on a range of issues -- sometimes most antagonistically -- and it's silly of her to suggest that the animosity by that point was not mutual.

    Throwing Mailers at the Wall: What Sticks? 2010

  • As a vocal feminist, my opinions are often antagonistically questioned at parties and backyard barbecues.

    Girls just wanna have a nap! 2009

  • Dominique Mercy, the avuncular senior company member now serving as the troupe's co-artistic director, appears sparingly in "Vollmond"; unlike the rest of the men in the work, he tends not to be paired with any of the women, either antagonistically or cooperatively.

    Tides of Memory Robert Greskovic 2010

  • Beginning with Don Quixote, the novel begins to distinguish itself from the romance antagonistically.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • You get nowhere joining an institution but remaining resolutely, antagonistically anti-institution, and trying to go it alone.

    Archive 2009-02-01 2009

  • Beginning with Don Quixote, the novel begins to distinguish itself from the romance antagonistically.

    What is Literary Fiction? Hal Duncan 2009

  • BEIJING—China's Ministry of National Defense criticized U.S. plans to establish a permanent military presence in Australia, accusing Washington of acting antagonistically in the region and perpetuating a Cold War mentality.

    China Sees 'Cold War' in U.S.'s Australia Plan Brian Spegele 2011

  • The other characters whom we meet in this story are a varied bunch and most of them have ties to Dante either comradely or antagonistically and are revealed to be a lot deeper than originally assumed.

    Archive 2010-06-01 Cindy 2010

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