3 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: adversative adjective: expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction 'but' in 'poor but happy'" [syn: {oppositive}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Adversative \Ad*ver"sa*tive\, adjective [L. adversativus, fr. adversari.] Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force. -- {Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly}, adverb From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Adversative \Ad*ver"sa*tive\, noun An adversative word. --Harris.

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