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contrastive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

contrastive
adjective
/kən'træstɪv/
of words so related that one contrasts with the other
Type Words
Synonyms incompatible
Derivation contrast


`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms.

contrastive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

contrastive
adjective
/kən'træstɪv/
strikingly different; tending to contrast
Type Words
Synonyms contrasting
Derivation contrast


contrasting (or contrastive) colors.

contrastive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

contrastive
adjective
/kən'træstɪv/
syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence
Type Words


disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function.
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