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Meaning Of Contrary
a.
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
a.
Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
a.
Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
a.
Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
n.
A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
n.
An opponent; an enemy.
n.
the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
n.
See Contraries.
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