oˈpposive, a. rare.
[irreg. f. oppose v. + -ive.]
Inclined to oppose, contradictory.
| 1676 Acc. L. Muggleton in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) I. 610 An obstinate, dissentious, and opposive spirit. 1911 W. De Morgan Likely Story 107 He had an opposive or lazy disposition. |