The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oppugnant \Op*pug"nant\, a. [L. oppugnans, p. pr. of oppugnare. See Oppugn.] Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring. "Oppugnant forces." --I. Taylor. -- n. An opponent. [R.] --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]