Adverse (IPA: /ˈædˌvɝs/, /ædˈvɝs/, /ədˈvɝs/)
| Adverse (a.) |
Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste. |
| Adverse (a.) |
Opposite. |
| Adverse (a.) |
In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse. |
| Adverse (v. t.) |
To oppose; to resist. |
| Adverse |
Upcoming American film |
| Adverse Synonyms |
Unfavourable, Unfavorable, Contrary |
| Adverse Synonyms |
Inauspicious, Untoward, Harmful, Unfavourable, Unfavorable |
| Translations |
Adverse in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " But adverse soon they meet, with rage they glow, Like bulls fierce fighting for some favourite cow." - The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius (tr. Francis Fawkes) |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " The king's name is a tower of strength, Which they upon the adverse party want." - Monarchy |
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