Associations to the word «Adversative»
Wiktionary
ADVERSATIVE, adjective. (linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
ADVERSATIVE, noun. (rare) (dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
Dictionary definition
ADVERSATIVE, adjective. Expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'".
Wise words
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed
in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy,
hope.