The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adversative
Adversative \Ad*ver"sa*tive\, a. [L. adversativus, fr. adversari.] Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force. -- Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly, adv.
Adversative
Adversative \Ad*ver"sa*tive\, n.
An adversative word.
--Harris.
Wiktionary
adversative
a. (context linguistics English) Expressing opposition or difference. n. (context rare dated English) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is #Adjective.
WordNet
adversative
adj. expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" [syn: oppositive]