| diametric | A diametrically opposed kinship pattern is to be observed among certain South Sea Island communities. |
| diametric | (adj) characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed, Syn. diametrical, polar, opposite, Example: in diametric contradiction to his claims; diametrical (or opposite) points of view; opposite meanings; extreme and indefensible polar positions |
| diametrically | (adv) as from opposite ends of a diameter, Example: when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?; three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart and the fourth diametrically opposite to one of the three |
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| Diametrically | adv. In a diametrical manner; directly; Whose principles were diametrically opposed to his. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] |