Contrary
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Contrary
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1 a.
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
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2 a.
Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
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3 a.
Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
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4 a.
Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
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5 n.
A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
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6 n.
An opponent; an enemy.
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7 n.
the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
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8 n.
See Contraries.
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9 a.
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
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10 a.
Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
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11 a.
Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
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12 a.
Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
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13 n.
A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
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14 n.
An opponent; an enemy.
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15 n.
the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
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16 n.
See Contraries.