Disjunctive Definition & Meaning

disjunctive
adjective
  1. serving or tending to divide or separate

Synonyms for disjunctive

adversative adj

expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'"

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alternative adj

serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan" necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive

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contrastive adj

of words so related that one contrasts with the other

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dividing
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divisional adj

of or relating to a military division; "divisional artillery" serving to divide or marking a division

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intervening adj

occurring or falling between events or points in time; "so much had happened during the intervening years"

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oppositive adj

expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'"

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separative adj

(used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree

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What does disjunctive mean?
serving or tending to divide or separate
What part of speech is disjunctive?
Disjunctive is an adjective.

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