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Averse

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Adjective

1. antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth

(usually followed by to') strongly opposed

Example Sentences:
'antipathetic to new ideas'
'averse to taking risks'
'loath to go on such short notice'
'clearly indisposed to grant their request'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Averse

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adjective
1. (postpositive; usually foll by to)
opposed, disinclined, or loath
2. 
(of leaves, flowers, etc) turned away from the main stem
Compare adverse (sense 4)

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Averse

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adjective
1. 
not willing or inclined; opposed (to)
2.  Botany
turned away from the main stem

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Averse

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adj.
Having a feeling of opposition, distaste, or aversion; strongly disinclined: investors who are averse to taking risks.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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