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adverse

adj
/ˈæd.və(ɹ)s/

Etymology

First attested around 1374, from Old French avers (French adverse), from Latin adversus (“turned against”), past participle of advertere, from ad- (“to”) + vertere (“to turn”). See also versus.

  1. derived from adversus
  2. derived from avers

Definitions

  1. Unfavorable

    Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

    • adverse criticism
    • adverse weather
    • Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune.

  2. Opposed

    Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.

    • adverse circumstances

  3. Opposite

    Opposite; confronting.

    • the adverse page
    • the adverse party
    • Calpe's adverse height / […] must greet my sight

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Derived

adverse effect, adverse event, adverse impact, adverse interest, adversely, adverseness, adverse party, adverse possession, adverse selection, adverse witness, adverse yaw, nonadverse

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at adverse. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01adverse02interests03persons04refer05consideration06ground07soil08growth09adversity

A definitional loop anchored at adverse. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at adverse

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA