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The bitter vetch (Ervum Ervilia).

ect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.

See Arrish.

Previously; before; formerly; heretofore. Chaucer. Tityrus, with whose style he had erst disclaimed all ambition to match his pastoral pipe. A. W. Ward. At erst, at first; at the beginning. -- Now at erst, at this present time. Chaucer.

Till then or now; heretofore; formerly. [Archaic]

To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. The task of ablution and abstersion being performed. Sir W. Scott.

Something cleansing. The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate. Milton.

The quality of being abstersive. Fuller.

ok; also, commentaries or notes. These parchments are supposed to have been St. Paul's adversaria. Bp. Bull.

Hostile. [R.] Southey.

One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose

Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an adversative force. -- Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly, adv.

ing against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste.

In an adverse manner; inimically; unfortunately; contrariwise.

The quality or state of being adverse; opposition.

Having opposite leaves, as plants which have the leaves so arranged on the stem.

A turning towards; attention. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] Wyclif. Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Bacon.

The office of an adviser. [R.]