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adversative

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ad·ver·sa·tive  (d-vûrs-tv)
adj.
Expressing antithesis or opposition: the adversative conjunction but.
n.
A word that expresses antithesis or opposition.
[Latin adverstvus, from adverstus, past participle of adversr, to oppose, from adversus, against; see adverse.]
ad·versa·tive·ly adv.
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Adj.1.adversative - expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'"
oppositive
disjunctive - serving or tending to divide or separate
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The entire chapter is one unit, with nine adversative "but" interventions as Jesus zigzags through the collapse of temple and cosmos.
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