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contrarily
con·trar·y C0608300 (kŏn′trĕr′ē)adj.1. Opposed, as in character or purpose: contrary opinions; acts that are contrary to our code of ethics.2. Opposite in direction or position: Our boat took a course contrary to theirs. See Synonyms at opposite.3. Music Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval: playing scales in contrary motion.4. Adverse; unfavorable: a contrary wind.5. (also kən-trâr′ē) Given to recalcitrant behavior; willful or perverse.n. pl. con·trar·ies 1. Something that is opposite or contrary.2. Either of two opposing or contrary things: "Truth is perhaps ... a dynamic compound of opposites, savage contraries for a moment conjoined" (A. Bartlett Giamatti).3. Logic A proposition related to another in such a way that if the latter is true, the former must be false, but if the latter is false, the former is not necessarily true.adv. In an opposite direction or manner; counter: The judge ruled contrary to all precedent in the case.Idioms: by contraries Obsolete In opposition to what is expected. on the contrary In opposition to what has been stated or what is expected: I'm not sick; on the contrary, I'm in the peak of health. to the contrary To the opposite effect from what has been stated or what is expected: Despite what you say to the contrary, this contract is fair.
[Middle English contrarie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin contrārius : contrā, against; see kom in Indo-European roots + -ārius, -ary.]
con′trar′i·ly (kŏn′trĕr′ə-lē, kən-trâr′-) adv.con′trar′i·ness n.contrarily adv 1. in a perverse or obstinate manner 2. on the other hand; from the opposite point of view 3. in an opposite, adverse, or unexpected way Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | contrarily - in a contrary disobedient mannercontrariwise, perversely | | 2. | contrarily - contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"on the contrary, to the contrary, contrariwise |
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Related to contrarily: in turn, misjudgement, tripped upSynonyms for contrarilyadv in a contrary disobedient mannerSynonymsadv contrary to expectationsSynonyms- on the contrary
- to the contrary
- contrariwise
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