Definition of ADVERSATIVE

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

oppositive

Scrabble Score: 18

adversative is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
adversative is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adversative is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

adversative is a valid Words With Friends word