"adversarial" meaning in English

See adversarial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌæd.vəˈsɛə.ɹi.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌæd.vɚˈsɛɚ.i.əl/ [General-American], /ˌæd.vəˈseː.ɹi.əl/ [General-Australian] Forms: more adversarial [comparative], most adversarial [superlative]
Etymology: Probably from adversary + -al Etymology templates: {{af|en|adversary|-al}} adversary + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} adversarial (comparative more adversarial, superlative most adversarial)
  1. Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed. Translations (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary): عدائي (Arabic), 敵對的 /敌对的 (díduì de) (Chinese Mandarin), 對抗的 /对抗的 (duìkàng de) (Chinese Mandarin), vijandig (Dutch), vihamielinen (Finnish), feindlich (German), gegnerisch (German), konfliktreich (German), konfliktär (German), auf Gegensätzen beruhend (German), kontradiktorisch (German), adverso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adversarial-en-adj-B4BknwwA Disambiguation of 'characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary': 94 6
  2. (law) In which issues are tried through the presentation of evidence and argument by adverse parties, with no or limited inquiry by the court's own initiative. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-adversarial-en-adj-UmjMWqAw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 90 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: adversariality, adversarially, adversarialness, adversarial stylometry, adversarial system, generative adversarial network, nonadversarial, unadversarial
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