contrastive

[kuh n-tras-tiv]

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adjective

tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
studying or exhibiting the congruences and differences between two languages or dialects without reference to their origins: contrastive linguistics.

Origin of contrastive

First recorded in 1810–20; contrast + -ive

Related formscon·tras·tive·ly, adverbun·con·tras·tive, adjectiveun·con·tras·tive·ly, adverb

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Related Words for contrastive

provisional, contrasting, disparate, distinct, distinctive, peculiar, offbeat, diverse, various, particular, distant, other, divergent, varied, diversified, differing, like, equivalent, relative, correlative