antithetically

Variant of antithetical

antithetical definition

anti·theti·cal (an′tə t̸het′i kəl)

adjective

  1. of or containing antithesis
  2. exactly opposite

Etymology: obs. antithetic, opposite (< Gr antithetikos < antithenai: see antithesis) + -al

Also antithetic an′ti·thet′ic

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