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Antipathetic

adjective

(usually followed by 'to') strongly opposed. Synonyms: antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth. "Averse to taking risks" , "Loath to go on such short notice" , "Clearly indisposed to grant their request"

Characterized by antagonism or antipathy. Synonyms: antagonistic, antipathetical. "Antipathetic factions within the party"

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"Antipathetic" Quotes from Famous Books

... had not his fastidious taste prevented him ever finding a libretto to his liking—which is equivalent to saying a man would have painted a fine picture could he only have secured a good subject. In some respects Schumann was even more antipathetic. Wagner, all who knew him declare, never ceased talking; Schumann was a silent man—sometimes in a cafe a friend might speak to him: Schumann would turn his back to the friend and his face to the wall, and continue to imbibe lager. Wagner would talk for an hour, and, getting ...

— Richard Wagner - Composer of Operas • John F. Runciman

Words linked to "Antipathetic" : antipathy, hostile, disinclined