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(1):

(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.

(2):

(a.) Opposite.

(3):

(a.) In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse.

(4):

(v. t.) To oppose; to resist.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Adverse'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/adverse.html. 1828.
 
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