Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adversative

/ədˈvɝsəˌtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-ver-sa-tive
IPA: /ədˈvɝsəˌtɪv/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Expressing opposition or difference.

adj

Expressing adverse effect.

noun

Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.

Dated

Example Sentences

"In Matthew's Q-source, this short sentence may have been introduced by the strong adversative conjunction, "but" (alla)."
"In an adversative causative, the "causer" has only a nominal status and is, in actuality, a victim of the situation ..."
"This type of 'get-passive' typically bears adversative connotation, i.e. it is not used to express passives if the patient is not somewhat negatively affected by the event."
"The adversative passive sentence expresses that the subject of the sentence is affected, usually adversely, by what is expressed in the rest of the sentence."

Etymology

From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: adversativus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ədˈvɝsəˌtɪv/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

adversitive (alternative) adversatives (plural)

Derived Forms

adversatively adversativeness adversativity

Synonyms

oppositive

Questions

How do you pronounce adversative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ədˈvɝsəˌtɪv/.
What does adversative mean?: Expressing opposition or difference.
Where does adversative come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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