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adversative

[ad-vur-suh-tiv]

adjective

expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis: “But” is an adversative conjunction.

noun

an adversative word or proposition.

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Origin:
1525–35; < Late Latin adversātīvus, equivalent to adversāt(us) (past participle of adversārī to resist; see adverse, -ate¹) + -īvus -ive

Related forms

ad·ver·sa·tive·ly, adverb

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adversative (ədˈvɜːsətɪv)

—*adj*
1.	(of a word, phrase, or clause) implying opposition or contrast. But and although are adversative conjunctions introducing adversative clauses

—n
2.	an adversative word or speech element

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