contrary

UK /ˈkɒntɹəɹi/ US /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/
verb 5adj 3noun 3adv 1

Definitions

adj

1

Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.

contrary winds

And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me[…]

2

Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.

Galileo [Galilei]'s zeal for his opinions soon led him again to bring the question under the notice of the Pope, and the result was a declaration of the Inquisition that the doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be contrary to the sacred scripture.

3

Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.

a contrary disposition; a contrary child

adv

1

Contrarily

I never act contrary to my principles.

noun

1

The opposite.

No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave.

2

One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.

If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false.

3

A type of loaded die.

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