adversative
Meanings
Plural: adversatives
Adjective Satellite
- expressing antithesis or opposition
- "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'"
Adj
- Expressing opposition or difference.
- Expressing adverse effect.
Noun
- Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 18
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Words With Friends Score: 20
adversative is a valid Words With Friends word