adversative

[ ad-vur-suh-tiv ]

/ ædˈvɜr sə tɪv /

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adjective

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

noun

an adversative word or proposition.

Origin of adversative

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

OTHER WORDS FROM adversative

ad·ver·sa·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby adversative

ad verbum, advergame, adversarial, adversary, adversaryism, adversative, adversative asyndeton, adverse, adversely, adverse possession, adverse pressure gradient

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Example sentences from the Web for adversative

Without the adversative, the colon is to be preferred: "Prosperity showeth vice: adversity, virtue."
The Verbalist|Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
Another example is, "Only the star dazzles; the planet has a faint, moon-like ray" (adversative).
An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
They accordingly emphasize the adversative idea, and are properly Subordinate Adversative Clauses.
New Latin Grammar|Charles E. Bennett
Then let him deliberately use the adversative but, and proceed to the discussion of B.
The Century Handbook of Writing|Garland Greever

But the conjunction is often omitted in copulative and adversative clauses, as in Sec.
An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell

British Dictionary definitions for adversative

adversative

/ (ədˈvɜːsətɪv) grammar /

adjective

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

noun

an adversative word or speech element

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单词	adversative
释义	adversative [ ad-vur-suh-tiv ] / ædˈvɜr sə tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adversative ON THESAURUS.COM adjective expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis: “But” is an adversative conjunction. noun an adversative word or proposition. Origin of adversative 1525–35; <Late Latin adversātīvus, equivalent to adversāt(us) (past participle of adversārī to resist; see adverse, -ate¹) + -īvus-ive OTHER WORDS FROM adversative ad·ver·sa·tive·ly, adverb Words nearby adversative ad verbum, advergame, adversarial, adversary, adversaryism, adversative, adversative asyndeton, adverse, adversely, adverse possession, adverse pressure gradient Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adversative Without the adversative, the colon is to be preferred: "Prosperity showeth vice: adversity, virtue." The Verbalist\|Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres) Another example is, "Only the star dazzles; the planet has a faint, moon-like ray" (adversative). An English Grammar\|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell They accordingly emphasize the adversative idea, and are properly Subordinate Adversative Clauses. New Latin Grammar\|Charles E. Bennett Then let him deliberately use the adversative but, and proceed to the discussion of B. The Century Handbook of Writing\|Garland Greever But the conjunction is often omitted in copulative and adversative clauses, as in Sec. An English Grammar\|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell British Dictionary definitions for adversative adversative / (ədˈvɜːsətɪv) grammar / adjective (of a word, phrase, or clause) implying opposition or contrast. But and although are adversative conjunctions introducing adversative clauses noun an adversative word or speech element Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to adversative antagonistic, adverse, antipathetic, opposed
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adversative

adjective

noun

Origin of adversative

OTHER WORDS FROM adversative

Words nearby adversative

Example sentences from the Web for adversative

British Dictionary definitions for adversative

adjective

noun

Words related to adversative