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Adversary vs Adversative - What's the difference?

adversary | adversative |

As a proper noun adversary

is (religion|christianity) the devil; satan.

As an adjective adversative is

(linguistics) expressing opposition or difference.

As a noun adversative is

(rare|dated) something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is.

adversary

English

Noun

(adversaries)
  • An opponent or rival.

    • Derived terms

    * adversarial

    Related terms

    * adverse * adversarially

    References

    adversative

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
  • *

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is .