English Explanatory Dictionary

adversative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Expressing opposition or difference.
  2. Expressing adverse effect.
noun
  1. Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.

Pronunciation

/ədˈvɝsəˌtɪv/ /æd-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-adversative.wav

Word forms

adversative adversitive adversatives

Etymology

From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”).

Derived words

adversatively adversativeness adversativity
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