contrastive

[ kuh n-tras-tiv ]
/ kənˈtræs tɪv /

adjective

tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
studying or exhibiting the congruences and differences between two languages or dialects without reference to their origins: contrastive linguistics.

Origin of contrastive

First recorded in 1810–20; contrast + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM contrastive

con·tras·tive·ly, adverb un·con·tras·tive, adjective un·con·tras·tive·ly, adverb