"adversant" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more adversant [comparative], most adversant [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin adversus + -ant. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|adversus}} Latin adversus, {{af|en|-ant}} -ant Head templates: {{en-adj}} adversant (comparative more adversant, superlative most adversant)
  1. (obsolete) Opposed; adverse. Tags: obsolete
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