Adverse
Pronunciation : Ad"verse
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L. adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See Advert.]
Definition : 1. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste.
2. Opposite. "Calpe's adverse height." Byron.
3. In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse. Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune. Southey. Adverse possession (Law), a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person. Abbott.
Syn. -- Averse; reluctant; unwilling. See Averse.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ad*verse"
Part of Speech : v. t.
Etymology : [L. adversari: cf. OF. averser.]
Definition : Defn: To oppose; to resist. [Obs.] Gower.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913