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"Contrary" Definition
noun
Either of two opposing or contrary things: "Truth is perhaps . . . a dynamic compound of opposites, savage contraries for a moment conjoined” ( A. Bartlett Giamatti).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Something that is opposite or contrary.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A fact or condition with another .
Source: Merriam-Webster
One of a pair of opposites.
Source: Merriam-Webster
adjective
Adverse; unfavorable: a contrary wind.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Given to recalcitrant behavior; willful or perverse.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Music Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval: playing scales in contrary motion.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Opposed, as in character or purpose: contrary opinions; acts that are contrary to our code of ethics.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Opposite in direction or position: Our boat took a course contrary to theirs. See Synonyms at opposite.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
idiom
By contraries Obsolete In opposition to what is expected.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To the contrary To the opposite effect from what has been stated or what is expected: Despite what you say to the contary, this contract is fair.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
adverb
In an opposite direction or manner; counter: The judge ruled contrary to all precedent in the case.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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