FT Professional Glossary
Adverse
Negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result
Example usage from an FT article:
And so we see the return of the so-called “cockroach” stocks: those best equipped to survive highly adverse conditions — the name comes from the theory that cockroaches can survive nuclear war.
Excerpt from "Tin hats on, investors — and consider the cockroach stocks"
