adversative
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”).
Adjective edit
adversative (not comparable)
- (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).
- (linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
- 2002, Shoichi Iwasaki, Japanese[1], page 146:
- In an adversative causative, the "causer" has only a nominal status and is, in actuality, a victim of the situation ...
- 2004, Umberto Ansaldo, “The evolution of Singapore English”, in Lisa Lim, editor, Singapore English: A Grammatical Description, page 138:
- This type of 'get-passive' typically bears adversative connotation, i.e. it is not used to express passives if the patient is not somewhat negatively affected by the event.
- 2014, Naomi H. McGloin et al., Modern Japanese Grammar: A Practical Guide, page 114:
- The adversative passive sentence expresses that the subject of the sentence is affected, usually adversely, by what is expressed in the rest of the sentence.
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expressing opposition or difference
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Noun edit
adversative (plural adversatives)
- (rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
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Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ad.vɛʁ.sa.tiv/
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adversative
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adversative
- inflection of adversativ: