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• adversely — UK US /ˈædvɜːsli/ adverb ► in a way that is harmful or likely to cause problems: »Cancellations and delays may continue to adversely affect the airline s financial performance …   Financial and business terms

• Adversely — Ad verse*ly (277), adv. In an adverse manner; inimically; unfortunately; contrariwise. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• adversely — index unwillingly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• adversely — adv. Adversely is used with these verbs: ↑affect, ↑comment, ↑influence, ↑react, ↑respond …   Collocations dictionary

• adversely — adverse ► ADJECTIVE ▪ harmful; unfavourable. DERIVATIVES adversely adverb. USAGE A common error is to use adverse instead of averse, as in I am not adverse to helping out , rather than the correct form I am not averse to helping out. ORIGIN Latin …   English terms dictionary

• adversely — adverb in an adverse manner she was adversely affected by the new regulations • Derived from adjective: ↑adverse …   Useful english dictionary

• adversely — adverb see adverse …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• adversely — See adverse. * * * …   Universalium

• adversely — adverb In an adverse manner …   Wiktionary

• adversely — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unfavorably, negatively, with prejudice, skeptically, resentfully, with scarce sympathy, without sympathy, unsympathetically, coolly, with a jaundiced eye, with a cold eye; see also unfavorably …   English dictionary for students