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antipathetic Definition

anti·pa·thetic (an′tə pə t̸hetik, an tip′ə-)

adjective

  1. having antipathy
  2. opposed or antagonistic in character, tendency, etc.

Etymology: < antipathy, infl. by pathetic

antipathetic Related Forms
an′ti·pa·theti·cally adverb
antipathetic Synonyms

antipathetic

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antipathetic Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • mutually: But, from the start the pair were mutually antipathetic: she a termagant, he a bully.
  • utterly: There had always been this something that was utterly antipathetic in what he advocated as the ways of the world.