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Contrarily; Contrary (disambiguation)
contrary
I
adj. (cannot stand alone) contrary to (his actions are contrary to the rules)
II
n.
1) on, to the contrary (does your back feel any better. on the contrary, it feels much worse)
2) to the contrary (I will come next month unless you write to the contrary)
Contrary
·noun ·see Contraries.
II. Contrary ·noun An opponent; an Enemy.
III. Contrary ·adj Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
IV. Contrary ·noun A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
V. Contrary ·adj Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
VI. Contrary ·adj Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
VII. Contrary ·adj Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
VIII. Contrary ·noun the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. ·see Converse, ·noun, 1.
contrary
a.
1.
Opposite, opposing, adverse, opposed, counter.
2.
Antagonistic, conflicting, contradictory, counteracting, retroactive, repugnant.
3.
(Colloq.) Perverse, humorsome, wayward, obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, refractory, unruly, froward.
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Contrary
Contrary may refer to:
- Contrary (comics), a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse
- Contrary (logic), the relationship between two propositions when they cannot both be true
- Contrary Magazine, a literary journal founded at the University of Chicago
- Contrary motion, in music theory
- Contrary (social role), in certain Amerindian cultures
- Contrary (venture capital firm), a San Francisco-based venture capital firm
- Little Miss Contrary, a Little Miss character
Examples of use of contrary
1. "On the contrary," Samuel told TheMarker yesterday.
2. Halevy‘s performance, contrary to the Ha‘aretz report.
3. Contrary to myth, porcupines cannot throw quills.
4. His meticulous scholarship unearths much contrary evidence.
5. Some dissident groups have suggested the contrary.