contrary
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
Example
“contrary winds”
Other meanings
Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
“a contrary disposition; a contrary child”
Related words
- contrariness
- contrarious
- canon by contrary motion
- contrarian
- contrarily
- contrariwise
- contrary to
Word history
From Latin "contrārius" (opposite, opposed, contrary).
Where this comes from
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