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CONTRARY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
contrary, perverse, restive, balky, wayward mean inclined to resist authority or control. contrary implies a temperamental unwillingness to accept orders or advice.
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CONTRARY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
CONTRARY definition: opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed. See examples of contrary used in a sentence.
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CONTRARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
CONTRARY definition: 1. the opposite: 2. used to show that you think or feel the opposite of what has just been stated…. Learn more.
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contrary - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
contrary (comparative more contrary, superlative most contrary) Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse. quotations
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Contrary - definition of contrary by The Free Dictionary
1. opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary beliefs.
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Definition of contrary adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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contrary - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
Contrary, adverse both describe something that opposes. Contrary conveys an idea of something impersonal and objective whose opposition happens to be unfavorable: contrary winds.
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CONTRARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
CONTRARY meaning: 1. the opposite: 2. used to show that you think or feel the opposite of what has just been stated…. Learn more.
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Twenty Years of Contrary Magazine
Contrary has published 40 stories by Edward Mc Whinney, the percipient and enigmatic writer from Cork. You’ll find them all here, starting with the first wistful tale — “Advice: Get the Farewell Right” — that introduced us to the wordsmith who would would charm our hearts anew with each submission.
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Contrary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Use contrary when two things are exactly opposite or entirely different. If something is contrary to something else, it is opposed to or against it.