adversative

From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”)

adversative (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
   • 1992, Raymond F. Collins, Divorce in the New Testament‎, page 155:

     In Matthew's Q-source, this short sentence may have been introduced by the strong adversative conjunction, "but" (alla).

adversative (plural adversatives)

1. (rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.

adversative

1. feminine of adversatif

adversative

1. inflection of adversativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular