- 1. a. Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force. Source: opted
- 2. n. An adversative word. Source: opted
- 3. adj. expressing antithesis or opposition Source: wordnet
- 4. 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. Source: webster
- 5. Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, anadversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversativeforce.-- Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly, adv. Source: adambom
- 6. s. expressing antithesis or opposition Source: ecdict
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