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Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force.
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- a. Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force.
- n. An adversative word.
- adj. expressing antithesis or opposition
- word/expressing">Expressing word/contrariety">contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force. -- Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly, adv. An adversative word. Harris.
- Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, anadversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversativeforce.-- Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly, adv.
- s. expressing antithesis or opposition