About The Word Adversative
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Adversative
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What's The Definition Of Adversative?
[adj] expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Adversative: disjunctive | oppositive Related Terms | Find terms related to Adversative: See Also | Adversative In Webster's Dictionary \Ad*ver"sa*tive\, a. [L. adversativus, fr.
adversari.]
Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an
adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an
adversative force. -- {Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly}, adv.
\Ad*ver"sa*tive\, n. An adversative word. --Harris. |
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