averse

[In Sp. averso, from Lat. aver sus, pa. par. of aver to: a= from, and ver to = to turn.] IMG:content-0927.png:[blocks in formation] Averse was formerly followed by from, as the etymology would lead one to expect. them that pa by securely as men averse from war."- Micah ii. 8. From is still occasionally employed. nor averse from exce in wine."- Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. ii. Generally, however, to is employed. "They were averse to an armistice..."- Macaulay : Hist . Eng . , ch. ix. a-věr'se-lỹ, adv. [Eng. averse; -ly.] 1. Lit .: Backwardly. "Not only they want those parts of secretion, but it is emitted aversely or backward by both sexes.' Browne Vulgar Errours . 2. Fig .: Unwillingly, reluctantly; with repugnance.