Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
adversative, oppositive
(adjective) expressing antithesis or opposition; “the adversative conjunction ‘but’ in ‘poor but happy’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adversative (not comparable)
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
(linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
adversative (plural adversatives)
(rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*ver"sa*tive, a. Etym: [L. adversativus, fr. adversari.]
Definition: Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force.
– Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly, adv.
Ad*ver"sa*tive, n.
Definition: An adversative word. Harris.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.