How to pronounce contrary:
Example: "We thought sue was older than bill but just the reverse was true"
Example: "Public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
Example: "Acts contrary to our code of ethics"
Example: "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
Example: "Mary mary quite contrary"
To oppose; to frustrate.
To impugn.
To contradict (someone or something).
To do the opposite of (someone or something).
To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
Example: "Contrary winds"
Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
Example: "What may be "politically correct" could be contrary to the teachings of jesus."
Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
Example: "A contrary disposition; a contrary child"
Contrarily