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contrary
con·trar·y
[
kón trèrree
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
conflicting:
not at all in agreement with something
Such arrangements were contrary to his moral code.
2.
opposite:
opposite in direction
flew in a direction contrary to the rest of the airplanes
3.
obstructing or hindering progress:
making forward motion extremely hard
slowed by contrary winds
4.
[
kón trèrree,
kən trérree
]
deliberately disobedient:
willfully disobedient or uncooperative
a contrary child
5.
logic
unable to be true at once:
describes a pair of propositions that cannot both be true, though they may both be false
noun
Definition:
the opposite:
the opposite of something
Actually, the contrary is true.
[
13th century. Via Anglo-Norman< Latin
contrarius
<
contra
"against"
]
con·trar·i·ly
[
kón trèrrilee
]
adverb
con·trar·i·ness
[
kón trèrrinəss
]
noun
contrary to
differently from
on
or
to the contrary
quite the reverse is true
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con·trar·i·ly [ kón trèrrilee ] adverbcon·trar·i·ness [ kón trèrrinəss ] noun
