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Contrary
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(1):
(a.) Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
(2):
(a.) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
(3):
(a.) Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
(4):
(a.) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
(5):
(n.) An opponent; an enemy.
(6):
(n.) the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
(7):
(n.) See Contraries.
(8):
(n.) A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Contrary'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/contrary.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Contrary'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/contrary.html. 1828.
