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adversest

adversest is the superlative form of adverse.

Meaning of adverse

Adjective

adverse (comparative more adverse or (rare or nonstandard) adverser, superlative most adverse or (rare or nonstandard) adversest)

  1. 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 criticism
  2. Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
    • adverse circumstances
  3. (not comparable) Opposite; confronting.
    • the adverse page

Questions about adversest

What is adversest the superlative form of?
Adversest is the superlative form of adverse.

Words near adversest in the dictionary

  1. adversely possesses
  2. adversely possessing
  3. adverseness
  4. adversenesses
  5. adverser
  6. adversest
  7. adversifoliate
  8. adversifolious
  9. adversion
  10. adversities
  11. adversity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: adversest (page history and authors); adverse (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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