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nonadversarial

UK/nɒnˌæd.vəˈsɛəɹi.əl/US/nɑnˌæd.vɚˈsɛɹi.əl/

nonadversarial adjective: not adversarial.

Adjective

nonadversarial (not comparable)

  1. Not adversarial.
    • On Wednesday, the administration announced that an unnamed judge on the secret court, in a nonadversarial proceeding that apparently cannot be appealed, had issued orders that apparently both granted surveillance requests and set out some ground rules for how such requests would be handled.2007 January 19, Adam Liptak, “White House Shifting Tactics in Spy Cases”, in New York Times

Origin of nonadversarial

From non- + adversarial.

Words that rhyme with nonadversarial

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Questions about nonadversarial

What does nonadversarial mean?
Nonadversarial means not adversarial.
What part of speech is nonadversarial?
Nonadversarial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce nonadversarial?
Nonadversarial is pronounced /nɒnˌæd.vəˈsɛəɹi.əl/ (UK).

Words near nonadversarial in the dictionary

  1. nonadvantageous
  2. nonadventitious
  3. nonadventure
  4. nonadventurous
  5. nonadverbial
  6. nonadversarial
  7. nonadverse
  8. nonadvertence
  9. nonadvertised
  10. nonadvertising
  11. nonadvisable

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