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    [Adjective]  | "con*trary" | \ ˈkän-ˌtrer-ē \


    1: being so different as to be at opposite extremes : opposite; also : being opposite to or in conflict with each other

    2: being not in conformity with what is usual or expected

    3: unfavorable —used of wind or weather


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English contrarie "(of a pair) opposed, opposite, discordant, unfavorable, antagonistic," borrowed from Anglo-French, "opposite, wrong, immoral, antagonistic," borrowed from Latin contrārius "opposite in position or kind, antithetical, opposing, adverse, hostile," from contrā, adverb & preposition, "opposite, facing, against" + -ārius {see: |-ary:2|-ary:2} {mat|contra-|};

    [Adverb]  | "contrarily" 


    1: just the opposite being true;


      * e.g., " ... contrarily, the most authentic novel about the American Civil War was written by someone born six years after it had ended "



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    [Adjective]  | "contrary" 


    1: being as different as possible;


      * e.g., " ... the other jurors seemed sure the defendant was guilty, but I came to the contrary conclusion "





    2: engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior;


      * e.g., " ... a contrary child who wouldn't behave "





    3: given to resisting authority or another's control;


      * e.g., " ... the contrary soldier is facing a court-martial for insubordination "





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