adj
contrastive
Contrastive (adj) means showing a clear difference when set against something else.
adj
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Showing a clear difference when set against something else.
"Consider the first, allegedly contrastive fact, that there were some bank robbings by Sutton rather than no robbings at all by Sutton."
— David-Hillel Ruben, The Metaphysics of the Social World (1985)
"Vowel length is contrastive."
— Alexandra Aikhenvald, The Manambu Language of East Sepik (2008)
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What is the meaning of contrastive?
"contrastive" (adj) means showing a clear difference when set against something else.
What is another word for contrastive?
Other words for "contrastive" include incompatible, contrasting.
