The phrase "adversarial terms" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing conflict, opposition, or competitive situations, often in legal, political, or academic discussions.
Example: "The negotiations broke down as both parties were speaking in adversarial terms, making it difficult to reach a compromise."
Alternatives: "hostile language" or "contentious terms".
The wreckers despise the EU and see the coming negotiations in adversarial terms – a demand for restitution of stolen sovereignty.
First, the interests of the parties involved in typical data processing activities online – for example social networking or e-commerce – can be expressed in adversarial terms.
Even if you're not persuaded by Krugman and Gordon, even if you always feel compelled to follow the word "global" with "competitiveness" -- as if the only way to understand interactions among nations is in purely adversarial terms -- a country's educational status doesn't drive its economic status.
It has become a cliché among many in academe to speak of power relations within the college setting in adversarial terms -- as a matter of "us" (the faculty) versus "them" (by which is usually meant all administrators from the lowliest department head to the university president).
He describes a practice, which he terms "adversarial design," that uses the means and forms of design to challenge beliefs, values, and what is taken to be fact.
In summary, legitimate users performed significantly better compared to adversarial users in terms of answer correctness.
"Maybe I'm just naïve, but I do hope that at some point the relationship between President Obama and Secretary Clinton will no longer be viewed on purely adversarial and political terms.
This is often termed "adversarial growth".
"Clearly Fox is where you can see legitimate journalism taking place in terms of adversarial posture towards those in power," Williams agreed.
This special category of drift is termed as adversarial drift, and this paper analyzes its characteristics and impact in a streaming environment.
Ben Zhao: You know I've always had a, what some people have termed, an adversarial curiosity.
