Origin of concessive
OTHER WORDS FROM concessivecon·ces·sive·ly, adverbnon·con·ces·sive, adjectivepre·con·ces·sive, adjective
Words nearby concessive
How to use concessive in a sentence
Where no principle was involved, Paul was the most concessive of men.The Literature and History of New Testament Times|J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
Concessive clauses sometimes omit the copula and its subject.
A concessive clause is usually introduced by a subordinate conjunction, though, although, or even if.
A concessive clause may be introduced by the conjunction as, or by a relative pronoun or a relative adverb.
It was the tenderest malice, but it obtained no concessive sign.Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan