Definition of averse

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Averse (a.) Turned away or backward.

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Barruly :: Barruly (a.) Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field.
Voyage :: Voyage (v. t.) To travel; to pass over; to traverse.
Backwardly :: Backwardly (adv.) Reluctantly; slowly; aversely.
Bowshot :: Bowshot (n.) The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
Tubulidentate :: Tubulidentate (a.) Having teeth traversed by canals; -- said of certain edentates.
Backward :: Backward (a.) Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
Cheval-de-frise :: Cheval-de-frise (n.) A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc..
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe guide..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught.
Averseness :: Averseness (n.) The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.
Trace :: Trace (v. t.) To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.
Electrotonic :: Electrotonic (a.) Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary.
Patrol :: Patrol (v. i.) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To use the posture or motions of opposition or counteraction, as in fencing..
Aversely :: Aversely (adv.) With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.
Traversable :: Traversable (a.) Capable of being traversed, or passed over; as, a traversable region..
Parados :: Parados (n.) An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse..
Course :: Course (n.) The ground or path traversed; track; way.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an office is to deny it..
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