averse
1averse — [ avɛrs ] n. f. • 1688 averse d eau; de pleuvoir à la verse (1642) → verse ♦ Pluie soudaine et abondante. ⇒ grain, ondée; fam. douche, sauce, saucée; région. drache. Essuyer, recevoir une averse. Averse orageuse. Averse de printemps. ⇒ giboulée.… …
2Averse — A*verse , a. [L. aversus, p. p. of avertere. See {Avert}.] 1. Turned away or backward. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The tracks averse a lying notice gave, And led the searcher backward from the cave. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a repugnance or… …
3averse to — having a clear dislike of (something) : strongly opposed to (something) He seems to be averse to exercise. No one is more averse to borrowing money than he is. often used in negative statements She is not averse to taking chances. [=she is willi …
4averse — averse·ly; averse·ness; averse; …
5averse — ► ADJECTIVE (averse to) ▪ strongly disliking or opposed to. USAGE On the confusion of averse and adverse, see ADVERSE(Cf. ↑adversely). ORIGIN from Latin avertere (see AVERT(Cf. ↑ …
6averse — AVERSE. sub. fém. Pluie subite et abondante. Nous essuyâmes unc averse. Il est familier. ⁶erse. Voy. Verse …
7Averse — A*verse , v. t. & i. To turn away. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …
8averse — I adjective adverse, alienus, antagonistic, antipathetic, aversus, disinclined, disliking, hostile, indisposed, inimical, loath, opposed, reluctant, repelled, repugnant, revolted, undesirous, unfavorable, unwilling II index antipathetic …
9averse — (adj.) mid 15c., turned away in mind or feeling, from O.Fr. avers and directly from L. aversus turned away, turned back, pp. of avertere (see AVERT (Cf. avert)). Originally and usually in English in the mental sense, while avert is used in a… …
10averse — 1 *disinclined, indisposed, loath, reluctant, hesitant Analogous words: recoiling, shrinking, flinching, quailing (see RECOIL vb): uncongenial, unsympathetic (see INCONSONANT): balky, *contrary, perverse Antonyms: avid (of or for): athirst (for) …
