antipathous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ænˈtɪpəθəs/
Etymology
Irregularly from either antipathy or Ancient Greek ἀντιπαθής (antipathḗs) + -ous.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Synonym of antipathic.
What ſublunary miſchief can predominate a wiſe man thus? or doth thy friendſhip play (in this antipathous extreme) with mine, leſt gladneſſe ſuffocate me?
c. 1608–1613, Nathan Field, John Fletcher, “Four Playes, or Morall Representations, in One”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, [The Triumph of Love, scene ii], page 34, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more antipathous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most antipathous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |