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adverse — adverse, averse These two words both come from the Latin word vertere ‘to turn’, but averse (= turning away) means ‘opposed to’ and is typically used in negative contexts of people, whereas adverse (= turning towards, hostilely) is used of things … Modern English usage
weather — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, excellent, fair, fine, glorious, good, great, ideal, lovely, nice, p … Collocations dictionary
adverse — 01. [Adverse] weather conditions are making it difficult for rescuers to reach a sinking ship off the coast of British Columbia. 02. Mexico s economy has been [adversely] affected by the recession in the U.S. 03. The governor has received a great … Grammatical examples in English
adverse — ad|verse [ˈædvə:s US ə:rs] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Early French advers, from Latin adversus, past participle of advertere; ADVERT] 1.) not good or favourable ▪ They fear it could have an adverse effect on global financial markets. ▪ Miller… … Dictionary of contemporary English
adverse — adjective 1 not favourable: an adverse report | adverse publicity 2 adverse conditions/effects etc conditions etc that make it difficult for something to happen or exist: We had to abandon the climb because of adverse weather conditions.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
adverse — ad|verse [ æd vɜrs ] adjective * negative, unpleasant, or harmful: an adverse reaction from the public adverse consequences have an adverse effect on: The drug has so far had no adverse effect on patients. a. likely to cause problems: adverse… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
adverse */ — UK [ˈædvɜː(r)s] / US [ædˈvɜrs] adjective a) negative, unpleasant, or harmful an adverse reaction from the public adverse consequences have an adverse effect on: The drug has so far had no adverse effect on patients. b) likely to cause problems… … English dictionary
adverse — adjective 1) adverse weather conditions Syn: unfavorable, disadvantageous, inauspicious, unpropitious, unfortunate, unlucky, untimely, untoward Ant: favorable, auspicious 2) the drug s adverse side effects … Thesaurus of popular words
adverse — [ˈædvɜːs] adj not good, or likely to cause problems adverse weather conditions[/ex] an adverse reaction from the public[/ex] adversely adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
adverse — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hostile] Syn. antagonistic, conflicting, inimical; see opposing 2 , unfriendly 1 . 2. [Unfavorable] Syn. unpropitious, inopportune, disadvantageous; see unfavorable 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.… … English dictionary for students
