I. əˈvərs, -və̄s, -vəis adjective
Etymology: Latin aversus, past participle of avertere to avert
1. : having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste for something and tending to avoid, spurn, or evade it as a result — used postpositively and predicatively, followed by to or chiefly Brit. from
what cat's averse to fish — Thomas Gray
I am inveterately averse from any sort of fuss — Max Beerbohm
he is not averse to a glass of wine or two with his friends — Green Peyton
2. archaic : turned backward or away
3. archaic
a. : adverse
b. : opposite
4. botany : turned away from the stem or axis — opposed to adverse
Synonyms: see disinclined
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
obsolete : to turn away