adversative
expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis: “But” is an adversative conjunction.
an adversative word or proposition.
Origin of adversative
1Other words from adversative
- ad·ver·sa·tive·ly, adverb
Words Nearby adversative
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How to use adversative in a sentence
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. SewellThey are sometimes adversative; sometimes they are simply cumulative.
The Greatest English Classic | Cleland Boyd McAfeeThe que here has a slight adversative force, as is often the case with et.
Cato Maior de Senectute | Marcus Tullius CiceroBut 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
/ (ədˈvɜːsətɪv) grammar /
(of a word, phrase, or clause) implying opposition or contrast. But and although are adversative conjunctions introducing adversative clauses
an adversative word or speech element
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