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Word entry · 6 letters

averse

Best crossword clue

"Strongly opposed"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeersvStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (usually followed by ‘to’) strongly opposed

Word origin

From Latin aversus, past participle of avertere (“to avert”).

Used in a sentence

  • The board is not averse to further talks.
  • The tracks averse a lying notice gave, / And led the searcher backward from the cave.
  • The inconveniences aversing from clandestine marriages are pointedly depicted in the last two lines, teaching lessons of morality to all romantic babies.

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