In a way that shows or emphasizes differences by comparing or placing things side by side; by means of contrast or comparison.
From 'contrastive' (from 'contrast,' from Old French and Italian 'contrastare,' meaning to stand against) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly.'
Writers use contrastive techniques contrastively—authors like James Baldwin deliberately placed brutal racism and Black beauty side by side, making each more powerful through contrast.
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