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Adjective: adversative  ad'vur-su-tiv
  1. Expressing antithesis or opposition
    "the adversative conjunction 'but' in 'poor but happy'";
    - oppositive

See also: disjunctive

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adventurousness
adverb
adverb of manner
adverbial
adverbial of cause
adverbial of condition
adverbial of reason
adverbially
adversarial
adversary
adversative
adversative conjunction
adverse
adverse opinion
adverse selection
adverse witness
adversely
adverseness
adversity
advert
advertence