adversative

How many syllables in adversative?

  4 syllables

Divide adversative into syllables:   ad-ver-sa-tive
Stressed syllable in adversative:   ad-ver-sa-tive
How to pronounce adversative:   ad-vur-suh-tiv
How to say adversative:

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