Adversary

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.

II. Adversary ·adj Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit.

III. Adversary ·noun One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.

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