contradistinctive
English
Etymology
contra- + distinctive.
Adjective
contradistinctive (comparative more contradistinctive, superlative most contradistinctive)
- Distinguishing by contrast
- Having the quality of contradistinction
Synonyms
- contradistinctiveness
Derived terms
- contradistinctively
See also
- distinctive
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for contradistinctive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)