Dictionary: AD'VERSE – AD-VIS'ED-LY

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AD'VERSE, a. [ad'vers; L. adversus, opposite; of ad and versus, turned; from verto, to turn. See Advert. This word was formerly accented, by some authors, on the last syllable; but the accent is now settled on the first.]

  1. Opposite; opposing; acting in a contrary direction; conflicting; counteracting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party.
  2. Figuratively, opposing desire; contrary to the wishes, or to supposed good; hence, unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; pernicious; unprosperous; as, adverse fate or circumstances.

AD-VERSE', v.t. [advers'.]

To oppose. [Not used.] – Gower.

AD'VERSE-LY, adv.

In an adverse manner; oppositely; unfortunately; unprosperously; in a manner contrary to desire or success.

AD'VERSE-NESS, n.

Opposition; unprosperousness.

AD-VERS'I-TY, n.

An event, or series of events, which oppose success or desire; misfortune; calamity; affliction; distress; state of unhappiness. In the day of adversity, consider. – Eccl. vii. Ye have rejected God, who saved you out of all your adversities. – 1 Sam. x.

AD-VERT', v.i. [L. adverto, of ad and verto, to turn.]

To turn the mind or attention to; to regard, observe, or notice; with to; as, he adverted to what was said, or to a circumstance that occurred.

AD-VERT'ED, pp.

Attended to; regarded; with to.

AD-VERT'ENCE, or AD-VERT'EN-CY, n.

A direction of the mind to; attention; notice; regard; consideration; heedfulness.

AD-VERT'ENT, a.

Attentive; heedful.

AD-VERT'ENT-LY, adv.

In an advertent manner.

AD-VERT'ING, ppr.

Attending to; regarding; observing.

AD-VER-TISE', v.t. [s as z. Fr. avertir; Arm. avertisza, to inform; from ad and verto, to turn. See Advert.]

  1. To inform; to give notice, advice or intelligence to, whether of a past or present event, or of something future. I will advertise thee what this people will do to thy people in the latter day. – Num. xxiv. I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants and elders of my people. – Ruth iv. In this sense, it has of before the subject of information; as, to advertise a man of his losses.
  2. To publish a notice of; to publish a written or printed account of; as, to advertise goods or a farm.

AD-VER-TIS'ED, pp.

Informed; notified; warned; used of persons: published; made known; used of things.

AD-VER'TISE-MENT, n.

Information; admonition; notice given. More generally, a publication intended to give notice; this may be, by a short account printed in a newspaper, or by a written account posted, or otherwise made public.

AD-VER-TIS'ER, n.

One who advertises. This title is often given to public prints.

AD-VER-TIS'ING, ppr.

  1. Informing; giving notice; publishing notice.
  2. adj. Furnishing advertisements; as, advertising customers.
  3. In the sense of monitory, or active in giving intelligence, as used by Shakspeare. [Not now used.]

AD-VICE', n. [Fr. avis, opinion, notice; Arm. avis. This and the verb aviser, to advise, seem to be formed of ad and the L. viso, to see, to visit.]

  1. Counsel; an opinion recommended, or offered, as worthy to be followed. What advice give ye? – 2 Chron. x. With good advice make war. – Prov. xx. We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct. – Franklin.
  2. Prudence; deliberate consideration. – Shak.
  3. Information; notice; intelligence; as, we have late advices from France. To take advice, is to consult with others.

AD-VICE'-BOAT, n.

A vessel employed to carry dispatches or information.

AD-VIS'A-BLE, a. [See Advise.]

  1. Proper to be advised; prudent; expedient; proper to be done or practiced; as, it is not advisable to proceed, at this time, to a choice of officers.
  2. Open to advice. – South.

AD-VIS'A-BLE-NESS, n.

The quality of being advisable or expedient.

AD-VIS'A-BLY, adv.

With advice.

AD-VISE', v.i.

To deliberate, weigh well, or consider. Advise and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. – 2 Sam. xxiv. To advise with, is to consult for the purpose of taking the opinions of others.

AD-VISE', v.t. [s as z. Fr. aviser; Arm. avisa; Sp. avisar; It. avvisare. See Advice.]

  1. To give counsel to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; as, I advise you to be cautious of speculation.
  2. To give information; to communicate notice; to make acquainted with; followed by of before the thing communicated; as, the merchants were advised of the risk.
  3. To deliberate, consider, or consult. Advise thyself of what word I shall bring again to him that sent me. – 1 Chron. xxi. But in this sense it is usually intransitive.

AD-VIS'ED, pp.

  1. Informed; counseled; also cautious; prudent; acting with deliberation. Let him be advised in his answers. – Bacon. With the well advised is wisdom. – Prov. xiii.
  2. Done, formed, or taken with advice or deliberation; intended; as, an advised act or scheme.

AD-VIS'ED-LY, adv.

With deliberation or advice; heedfully; purposely; by design; as, an enterprise advisedly undertaken.