Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adversarial

/ˌæd.vɚˈsɛɚ.i.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: ad-ver-sar-i-al
IPA: /ˌæd.vɚˈsɛɚ.i.əl/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.

adj

In which issues are tried through the presentation of evidence and argument by adverse parties, with no or limited inquiry by the court's own initiative.

Example Sentences

"In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial."
"The White Paper therefore aims to tackle complexity rather then ownership of the railways, and to eliminate "the adversarial relationships between operators, suppliers, NR and government"."
"Canada uses an adversarial system of criminal justice, whereas France uses an inquisitorial model."

Etymology

Probably from adversary + -al

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæd.vɚˈsɛɚ.i.əl/
British English: /ˌæd.vəˈsɛə.ɹi.əl/

Inflected Forms

more adversarial (comparative) most adversarial (superlative)

Derived Forms

adversariality adversarially adversarialness nonadversarial unadversarial

Phrases

adversarial collaboration adversarial stylometry adversarial system generative adversarial network

Antonyms

cooperative

Rhymes With

aerial burial ariel actuarial secretarial mariel malarial

Questions

How do you pronounce adversarial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæd.vɚˈsɛɚ.i.əl/.
What does adversarial mean?: Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.
Where does adversarial come from?: Probably from adversary + -al

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