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Ad"verse (&unr_;), a. [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L. adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See Advert.]
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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.
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2. Opposite. “Calpe's adverse height.” Byron.
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3. In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse.
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Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune. Southey.
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Adverse possession (Law), a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person. Abbott.
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Syn. -- Averse; reluctant; unwilling. See Averse.
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Ad*verse" (&unr_;), v. t. [L. adversari: cf. OF. averser.] To oppose; to resist. [Obs.] Gower.
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