Meaning of disjunctive in English

1. Pronunciation

   /dɪsˈdʒəŋktɪv/

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1. Qualitative Adjective

   disjunctive

   Etymology

   late Middle English (in disjunctive (sense 2 of the adjective)): from Latin disjunctivus, from disjunct-‘disjoined’ (see disjunct)

   Definitions

   1. serving or tending to divide or separate

   Synonyms

   • adversative
   • oppositive
   • alternative
   • mutually exclusive
   • contrastive
   • dividing
   • divisional
   • intervening
   • partitive
   • separative
   • separative

   Antonyms

   • conjunctive