meaning of adverse
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.
3. In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to ones wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse.
4. To oppose; to resist.
5. in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary
">wind"
Related Words
adverse | adverse opinion | adverse witness | adversely | adverseness |
