contrary.
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
Meaning & usage
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
contrary winds
Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
a contrary disposition; a contrary child
Where this word comes from
From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).
Contrarily
Where this word comes from
From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).
The opposite.
One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
A type of loaded die.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).
To oppose; to frustrate.
To impugn.
To contradict (someone or something).
To do the opposite of (someone or something).
To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).
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