/ Dictionary / Index A adversative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ad•ver•sa•tive Pronunciation: (ad-vûr'su-tiv), [key] — adj. expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis: “But” is an adversative conjunction. —n. an adversative word or proposition. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: adversative (Thesaurus) adversaryism adversative asyndeton Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language