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English Dictionary: adversative	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adversative adj expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" Synonym(s): adversative, oppositive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adversative \Adver"sative\, a. [L. adversativus, fr. adversari.] Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force. -- {Adver"sative*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adversative \Adver"sative\, n. An adversative word. --Harris.