Webster's Dictionary 1913

1702

Adversary (2)

Ad″ver‐sa‐ry (�), a. 1. Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. Bp. King.2. (Law) Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit.

1703

Adversative

Ad‐ver″sa‐tive (�), a. [L. adversativus, fr. adversari.] Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc.); an adversat...

1704

Adversative (2)

Ad‐ver″sa‐tive, n. An adversative word. Harris.

1705

Adverse

Ad″verse (�), a. [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L. adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See Advert.]1. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; oppos...

1706

Adverse (2)

Ad‐verse″ (�), v. t. [L. adversari: cf. OF. averser.] To oppose; to resist. Gower.

1707

Adversely

Ad″verse‐ly (277), adv. In an adverse manner; inimically; unfortunately; contrariwise.

1708

Adverseness

Ad″verse‐ness, n. The quality or state of being adverse; opposition.

1709

Adversifoliate

{ Ad‐ver′si‐fo″li‐ate (�), Ad‐ver′si‐fo″li‐ous (�) } a. [L. adversus opposite + folium leaf.] (Bot.) Having opposite leaves, as plants which have the leaves so arranged on the s...

1710

Adversion

Ad‐ver″sion (�), n. [L. adversio] A turning towards; attention. Dr. H. More.

1711

Adversity

Ad‐ver″si‐ty (�), n.; pl.Adversities(�). [OE. adversite, F. adversité, fr. L. adversitas.] 1. Opposition; contrariety. Wyclif.Adversity is not without comforts and hopes.Bacon.S...

1712

Advert

Ad‐vert″ (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Adverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Adverting.] [L. advertere, v. t., to turn to; ad + vertere to turn: cf. F. avertir. See Advertise.] To turn the mind or...

1713

Advertence

{ Ad‐vert″ence (�), Ad‐vert″en‐cy (�), } [OF. advertence, avertence, LL. advertentia, fr. L. advertens. See Advertent.] The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; ...

1714

Advertent

Ad‐vert″ent (�), a. [L. advertens, -entis, p. pr. of advertere. See Advert.] Attentive; heedful; regardful. Sir M. Hale. — Ad‐vert″ent‐ly, adv.

1715

Advertise

Ad′ver‐tise″ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Advertised (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Advertising (�).] [F. avertir, formerly also spelt advertir, to warn, give notice to, L. advertere to tu...

1716

Advertisement

Ad‐ver″tise‐ment (ăd‐vẽr″tĭz‐ment or ăd′vẽr‐tīz″ment; 277), n. [F. avertisement, formerly also spelled advertissement, a warning, giving notice, fr. avertir.] 1. The act of info...

1717

Advertiser

Ad′ver‐tis″er (�), n. One who, or that which, advertises.

1718

Advice

Ad‐vice″ (�), n. [OE. avis, F. avis; � + OF. vis, fr. L. visum seemed, seen; really p. p. of videre to see, so that vis meant that which has seemed best. See Vision, and cf. Avi...

1719

Advisability

Ad‐vis′a‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. The quality of being advisable; advisableness.

1720

Advisable

Ad‐vis″a‐ble (�), a. 1. Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day.South.2. Ready to receive ad...

1721

Advisable-ness

Ad‐vis″a‐ble–ness, n. The quality of being advisable or expedient; expediency; advisability.

1722

Advisably

Ad‐vis″a‐bly, adv. With advice; wisely.

1723

Advise

Ad‐vise″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Advised (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Advising (�).] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L....

1724

Advise (2)

Ad‐vise″, v. t. 1. To consider; to deliberate.Advise if this be worth attempting.Milton.2. To take counsel; to consult; — followed by with; as, to advise with friends.

1725

Advisedly

Ad‐vis″ed‐ly (�), adv. 1. Circumspectly; deliberately; leisurely. Shak.2. With deliberate purpose; purposely; by design. “Advisedly undertaken.” Suckling.

1726

Advisedness

Ad‐vis″ed‐nessn. Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure; caution.

1727

Advisement

Ad‐vise″ment (ăd‐vīz″ment), n. [OE. avisement, F. avisement, fr. aviser. See Advise, and cf. Avisement.] 1. Counsel; advice; information.And mused awhile, waking advisement take...

1728

Adviser

Ad‐vis″er (�), n. One who advises.