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ADVERSER
Adjective
adverser
comparative form of adverse
Source: Wiktionary
ADVERSE
Ad"verse, a. Etym: [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L. adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See Advert.]
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.
Ad*verse", v. t. Etym: [L. adversari: cf. OF. averser.]
Definition: To oppose; to resist. [Obs.] Gower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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