Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an adverse manner; oppositely; inimically; offensively; unfortunately; unprosperously; in a manner contrary to desire or success.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an adverse manner; inimically; unfortunately; contrariwise.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
adverse manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an adverse manner
Etymologies
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Congress andtheObama Administration should absolutely stipulate that any and all credit card issuers (and, for that matter, othercredit providers) not be allowed to change theirterms adversely againstnew or old customers once they have taken any form of Federal bailout money.
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In addition, the cereal recall adversely impacted growth profit.
unknown title 2011
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Amid an outcry from students over their inability to attempt the test fairly, the IIMs conducted a computerised retest at the end of January for about 8,000 candidates identified as adversely affected by the glitches the first time.
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"Overall, I don't think labels adversely effected sales," says Danny Goldberg, who now heads Gold Village Entertainment, an artist management company.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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(3 comments) Credit Card issuers are changing their terms adversely against their customers, using the present economic downturn as their excuse.
unknown title 2009
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"When you say 'adversely', it means you cannot use, you cannot touch the water resources," said Teferra Beyene.
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"When you say 'adversely', it means you cannot use, you cannot touch the water resources," said Teferra Beyene.
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"When you say 'adversely', it means you cannot use, you cannot touch the water resources," said Beyene.
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Weisel said in the filing the fine could "adversely" affect the firm.
Finra's Susan Merrill to Exit as Enforcement Chief Susanne Craig 2010
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