oppositive

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oppositive - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Oppositive \Op*pos`i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. oppositif. See
     Opposite.]
     Capable of being put in opposition. --Bp. Hall.
     [1913 Webster]

oppositive - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  oppositive
      adj 1: expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative
             conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" [syn:
             adversative, oppositive]