Oppositive

2 definitions found

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

  Oppositive \Op*pos`i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. oppositif. See
     {Opposite}.]
     Capable of being put in opposition. --Bp. Hall.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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