ADVERSATIVE

adversative, oppositive

(adjective) expressing antithesis or opposition; “the adversative conjunction ‘but’ in ‘poor but happy’”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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