adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In antagonistic manner; in rivalry or active opposition.
1855. Emerson, in Corr. Carlyle (1883), II. 243. The solo sings the theme; the orchestra roars antagonistically.
1880. Maclean, in Western Daily Press, 11 March (1882), 8/3. The people being so antagonistically inclined towards me.
