averse
[ uh-vurs ]
/ əˈvɜrs /
adjective
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed: He is not averse to having a drink now and then.
Words nearby averse
averment, averno, avernus, averroism, averroës, averse, aversion, aversion therapy, aversive, aversive conditioning, avert
Origin of averse
1590–1600; (< Middle French) < Latin āversus turned away, averted (past participle of āvertere), equivalent to ā- a-4 + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM averse
a·verse·ly, adverba·verse·ness, nounusage note for averse
See adverse.
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British Dictionary definitions for aversely
averse
/ (əˈvɜːs) /
adjective
(postpositive usually foll by to) opposed, disinclined, or loath
(of leaves, flowers, etc) turned away from the main stemCompare adverse (def. 4)
Derived forms of averse
aversely, adverbaverseness, nounWord Origin for averse
C16: from Latin āversus, from āvertere to turn from, from vertere to turn
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