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English to English adjective
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Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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expressing antithesis or opposition | | Example: the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'
source: wordnet30 noun
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An adversative word. | | source: webster1913
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