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单词 adversable
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adversableadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin adversabilis.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin adversabilis able to be opposed (14th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin adversārī adverse v. + -bilis -ble suffix.
Obsolete. rare.
1. Adverse or contrary to.Only recorded in dictionaries.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Adversable..that is adverse or contrary to.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Adversable... Contrary to, opposite to. [Hence in Sheridan and later dicts.]
2. Able to be opposed.
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1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Adversable, capable of being opposed.
1874 L. Revere I will be Heard 11 He would provide Against the mischance of adversable tide.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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