2syllables
contrary
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Definitions ofcontrary
1noun
- The opposite.
- One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, , though they may both be false.
1verb
- To oppose; to frustrate.
- To impugn.
- To contradict (someone or something).
- To do the opposite of (someone or something).
- To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
- To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
- To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
1adjective
- Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
Example: "contrary winds"
- Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
Example: "What may be "politically correct" could be contrary to the teachings of Jesus."
- Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
Example: "a contrary disposition; a contrary child"
1adverb
- Contrarily
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