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    [Adverb]  | "con*trari*wise" | \ ˈkän-ˌtrer-ē-ˌwīz \


    1: on the contrary

    2: vice versa

    3: in a contrary manner


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English contrary-wyse, from contrary {see: |contrary:2|contrary:2} + -wyse {see: |-wise|-wise};

    [Adverb]  | "contrariwise" 


    1: just the opposite being true;


      * e.g., " ... the rock singer is hardly a carouser; contrariwise, he totally abstains from alcohol "



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