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Webster 1913 Edition
Opposite
Op′po-site
,Noun.
1.
One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.
[Obs.]
The
opposites
of this day’s strife. Shakespeare
The virtuous man meets with more
opposites
and opponents than any other. Landor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Opposite
OP'POSITE
,Adj.
1.
Standing or situated in front; facing; as an edifice opposite to the Exchange. Brooklyn lies opposite to New York, or on the opposite side of the river.2.
Adverse; repugnant.- Novels, by which the reader is misled into another sort of pleasure opposite to that designed in an epic poem.
3.
Contrary; as words of opposite significations; opposite terms. The medicine had an effect opposite to what was expected.4.
In botany, growing in pairs, each pair decussated or crossing that above and below it; as opposite leaves or branches.OP'POSITE
,Noun.
1.
An opponent; an adversary; an enemy; an antagonist.2.
That which is opposed or contrary.