/ Dictionary / Index A adversative asyndeton: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: adver'sative asyn'deton Pronunciation: [key] — Rhet. Rhet. a staccato effect produced by omitting adversative connectives from between two or more items forming a group, as in “I liked all there was to buy in the store … I didn't get anything.” Cf. copulative asyndeton. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. adversative adverse Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language