adversea.[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; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste.()2. Opposite.(Byron.)3. In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse.()Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune. (Southey.)Adverse possession (Law), a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person. Abbott.
()()v. t.[L. adversari: cf. OF. averser.] To oppose; to resist.(Gower.)