antagonistlikeks

Antagonistlikeks is an Estonian inflected form of the adjective antagonistlik, meaning “antagonistic” or “relating to an antagonist.” This form is used when describing more than one subject in contexts where the adjective must agree with a plural referent and express a state of antagonism or designation as antagonists.

Etymology and morphology: The base is antagonistlik, formed from the borrowings antagonist (from Latin/English) and the Estonian suffix -lik, which yields the meaning “like” or “characteristic of.” The ending -eks is a plural inflection used in certain Estonian constructions to align adjectives with a plural referent in predicative or classificatory phrases. In practice, antagonistlikeks signals a plural designation or transformation to an antagonistic state for multiple entities.

Usage and context: In linguistic analysis, literary criticism, or descriptive writing about groups of characters or actors, antagonistlikeks can appear to describe multiple entities treated as antagonists or as having become antagonistic. It tends to occur in scholarly or analytical prose where the author discusses dynamics of conflict, roles within a narrative, or historical groups identified as adversaries.

See also: antagonist, antagonist (character), Estonian grammar, adjectives in Estonian.