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adversative (iou)



adversative adjective & noun. LME.
[French adversatif, -ive or late Latin adversativus (Priscian), from adversari, from adversus: see ADVERSE, -ATIVE.]
A. adjective. Expressive of opposition, contrariety, or antithesis. LME.
b. noun. An adversative word or proposition. M16.
adversatively adverb L16.