ADVERSATIVE


Meaning of ADVERSATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əd-ˈvər-sə-tiv, ad- ]

adjective

Date: 15th century

: expressing antithesis, opposition, or adverse circumstance

the adversative conjunction but

• adversative noun

• ad·ver·sa·tive·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.