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   Con·trar·y

   adjective

   • 1. opposite in nature, direction, or meaning: "he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal" Similar oppositeopposingopposedcontradictoryclashingconflictingantitheticalincompatibleirreconcilabledifferentdifferingcontrastinginconsistentincongruousreversecounterinformal:backasswardsrare:oppugnantantipathicOpposite compatiblesame
   • ▪ (of two or more statements, beliefs, etc.) opposed to one another: "his mother had given him contrary messages"
   • ▪ (of a wind) blowing in the opposite direction to one's course; unfavorable.
   • ▪ (of two propositions) so related that one or neither but not both must be true.
   • 2. perversely inclined to disagree or to do the opposite of what is expected or desired: "she is sulky and contrary where her work is concerned" Similar perverseawkwarddifficultuncooperativeunhelpfulobstructivedisobligingunaccommodatingunreasonabletroublesometiresomeannoyingvexatiousdisobedientrecalcitrantrefractorywillfulheadstrongself-willedcapriciouswaywardcross-grainedstubbornobstinateobduratemulishpigheadedbull-headedintractablethrawninformal:cussedbloody-mindedbolshiestroppybalkyarchaic:frowardcontumaciousrare:renitentpervicaciouscontrariousOpposite accommodatingcooperativeobliging

   noun

   • 1. the opposite: "the magazine has proved that the contrary is true"
   • 2. a contrary proposition.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French contrarie, from Latin contrarius, from contra ‘against’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contrarily adverb
   • 2. contrariness noun

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   What is a contrary child?

   • A contrary child is one who opposes people in authority. As a noun, the contrary means the opposite, as in "We will not give up; on the contrary, we will fight with all our power." The adjective contrary derives from Latin contrarius ("opposite, opposed") from contra ("against").

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   • Get a quick, free translation! CONTRARY definition: 1. the opposite: 2. used to show that you think or feel the opposite of what has just been stated…. Learn more.

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   What does contrar ILY mean?

   • con′trar•i•ly (kon′ trer ə lē, kən trâr′ -), adv. con′trar•i•ness, n. 1. contradictory, conflicting, counter. See opposite. 4. unfriendly, hostile. Contrary, adverse both describe something that opposes. Contrary conveys an idea of something impersonal and objective whose opposition happens to be unfavorable: contrary winds.

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   What does contrarie mean in English?

   • Middle English contrarie "the opposite, antithesis," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin contrārium, noun derivative from neuter of Latin contrārius "opposite, opposing" — more at contrary entry 2

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   Contrary definition: opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed. See examples of CONTRARY used in a sentence.

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   Use contrary when two things are exactly opposite or entirely different. If something is contrary to something else, it is opposed to or against it.

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