someone who offers opposition
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adversary
A stony adversary, an inhuman wretch,
Uncapable of pity, void and empty
From any dram of mercy. [ William Shakespeare ]
Oh, that mine adversary had written a book. [ Job ]
No prudent antagonist thinks light of his adversary. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]
It is a sign of an ill cause to rail at your adversary. [ Proverb ]
One adversary may do us more harm than a great many friends can do us good. [ Proverb ]
Nothing is so great an adversary to those who make it their business to please as expectation. [ Cicero ]
Oratory is the power of beating down your adversary's arguments and putting better in their place. [ Johnson ]
adversaryin Scrabble®
The word adversary is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
adversary:
arrayed, daresay
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adversaryin Words With Friends™
The word adversary is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
adversary:
arrayed, daresay
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