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avverso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adverse adj Unfavorable or harmful; working against someone's interests.
  • untoward adjective Unfavourable or improper; not what is expected or acceptable.

Senses

avverso is used for these senses in English:

  • adverse Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
  • adverse (not comparable) Opposite; confronting.
  • untoward Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.

untoward — full definition

  1. adjective Unfavourable or improper; not what is expected or acceptable.
  2. adjective Difficult to control or manage.

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