Expressing antithesis or opposition.
Sinónimos
Examples for "adversative"
Examples for "adversative"
1But the conjunction is often omitted in copulative and adversative clauses, as in Sec.
2They are sometimes adversative; sometimes they are simply cumulative.
3Another example is, "Only the star dazzles; the planet has a faint, moon-like ray" (adversative).
4Why use adversatives in the same breath with 'ride'?