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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
