In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ADVERSATIVE
adversative, oppositive
(adjective) expressing antithesis or opposition; “the adversative conjunction ‘but’ in ‘poor but happy’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
adversative (not comparable)
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
(linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
Noun
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
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