Adversative

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adversative \Ad*ver"sa*tive\, n.
     An adversative word. --Harris.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adversative
       adj : expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative
             conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" [syn: {oppositive}]