adversative

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Expressing opposition or difference.
2. (not-comparable) Expressing adverse effect.

Noun

Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.

Synonyms

oppositive

contradictory

discordant

discrete

opposing

adervastive

Translations

adversatif

adversativ

εναντιώμενος

adversativo

adversativo

adversatiu

muhalefet belirten

εναντιωματικός

avversativo

tegenstellend

Etymology

From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”).