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antienvironmental

antienvironmental adjective: opposed to or contrary to the positions of environmentalism.

Adjective

antienvironmental (comparative more antienvironmental, superlative most antienvironmental)

  1. Opposed to or contrary to the positions of environmentalism
    • When Walter Dudycz casts antienvironmental votes, when he votes against gun control--which I think is essential in this country--when he represents the interests of big financial institutions, I don't see that as in our interests.1991 July 12, Bryan Miller, “The Art of the Campaign”, in Chicago Reader
    • Grassroots environmental activism still flourishes here, as does grassroots antienvironmental activism.2000 March 31, Harold Henderson, “Where the Wild Things Are”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of antienvironmental

comparativemore antienvironmental
superlativemost antienvironmental

Origin of antienvironmental

From anti- + environmental.

Questions about antienvironmental

What does antienvironmental mean?
Antienvironmental means opposed to or contrary to the positions of environmentalism.
What part of speech is antienvironmental?
Antienvironmental is an adjective.

Words near antienvironmental in the dictionary

  1. antiently
  2. antientropic
  3. antientry
  4. antients
  5. antienvironment
  6. antienvironmental
  7. antienvironmentalism
  8. antienvironmentalist
  9. antienvironmentalists
  10. antienzymatic
  11. antienzyme

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