Adversative
/ədˈvɝsəˌtɪv/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative. dated, rare
Adjective
- 1 Expressing opposition or difference. not-comparable
"In Matthew's Q-source, this short sentence may have been introduced by the strong adversative conjunction, "but" (alla)."
- 2 Expressing adverse effect. not-comparable
"In an adversative causative, the "causer" has only a nominal status and is, in actuality, a victim of the situation ..."
Adjective
- 1 expressing antithesis or opposition wordnet
Example
More examples"In Matthew's Q-source, this short sentence may have been introduced by the strong adversative conjunction, "but" (alla)."
Etymology
From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”).