ANTITHETIC


Meaning of ANTITHETIC in English

— antithetically , adv.

/an'teuh thet"ik/ , adj.

1. of the nature of or involving antithesis.

2. directly opposed or contrasted; opposite.

Also, antithetical .

[ 1575-85; antithetikós, equiv. to anti ( ti ) thé ( nai ) to set in opposition + -tikos -TIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .