OPPUGNANTS

Noun

oppugnants

plural of oppugnant

Source: Wiktionary


OPPUGNANT

Op*pug"nant, a. Etym: [L. oppugnans, p. pr. of oppugnare. See Oppugn.]

Definition: Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring. "Oppugnant forces." I. Taylor.

– n.

Definition: An opponent. [R.] Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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