Concessive
[kuh n-ses-iv] /kənˈsɛs ɪv/
adjective
1.
tending or serving to .
2.
Grammar. expressing , as the English conjunction though.
/kənˈsɛsɪv/
adjective
1.
implying or involving concession; tending to concede
2.
(grammar) a conjunction, preposition, phrase, or clause describing a state of affairs that might have been expected to rule out what is described in the main clause but in fact does not: “Although” in the sentence “Although they had been warned, they refused to take care” is a concessive conjunction
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