contrastive

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

con·tras·tive

adj \kən-ˈtras-tiv, ˈkän-ˌ\

Definition of CONTRASTIVE

: forming or consisting of a contrast
con·tras·tive·ly adverb

First Known Use of CONTRASTIVE

1841

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