Meaning of disjustive | Babel Free
Definitions
Tending to create or emphasize a difference, contrast, or lack of adjustment.
Examples
“Both the Hebrew and the Greek say⟳, " I am black and comely, while the Vulgate changes the copulative " and " to the disjustive " but."”
“The milder case, where sex and sensory impressions exert a disjustive pressure, are viewed as natural traits.”
“An organ useful to our ancestors may in its present⟳ action be disjustive, yet vestiges of it are existent, which may be aroused by a superabundant supply⟳ of energy.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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