adversely
ad·verse /ˈædvɜːs $ -ɜːrs/ adjective
- not good or favourable:
- They fear it could have an adverse effect on global financial markets.
- Miller’s campaign has received a good deal of adverse publicity.
- adverse conditions conditions that make it difficult for something to happen or exist:
- The expedition was abandoned because of adverse weather conditions.
- adversely adverb:
- developments which had adversely affected their business
hinder
hin·der /ˈhɪndə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
tractable
trac·ta·ble /ˈtræktəbəl/ adjective formal
- easy to control or deal with OPP intractable:
- The issues have proved to be less tractable than expected.
- tractability /ˌtræktəˈbɪləti, ˌtræktəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]
pickle
pick·le1 /ˈpɪkəl/ noun
- [uncountable and countable] British English a thick cold sauce that is made from pieces of vegetables preserved in VINEGAR. It is usually eaten with cold meat or cheese:
- cheese and pickle sandwiches
- a selection of cold meats and pickles
- [countable] American English a CUCUMBER preserved in VINEGAR or salt water, or a piece of this SYN gherkin British English
- be in a (pretty) pickle old-fashioned to be in a very difficult situation and not know what to do
temptation
temp·ta·tion /tempˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
- a strong desire to have or do something even though you know you should not
- temptation to do something
- There might be a temptation to cheat if students sit too close together.
- Resist the temptation to buy the item until you’re certain you need it.
- I finally gave in to the temptation and had a cigarette.
- something that makes you want to have or do something, even though you know you should not:
- Selling alcohol at truck stops is an unnecessary temptation for drivers.