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adversative

ad·ver·sa·tive

US/ədˈvɝsəˌtɪv/ uncommon dated rare

adjective

1.

expressing antithesis or opposition

  • “the adversative conjunction”
  • “in”
  • “'”
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Origin

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

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