CONTRARY
(noun, adj.sat, verb, adj., adverb)Definitions
How to pronounce contrary:
Contrary - as a noun
A relation of direct opposition
Example: "We thought sue was older than bill but just the reverse was true"
Exact opposition
Example: "Public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
A logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
Contrary - as an adjective satellite
Very opposed in nature or character or purpose
Example: "Acts contrary to our code of ethics"
Of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
Example: "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
Resistant to guidance or discipline
Example: "Mary mary quite contrary"
Contrary - as a verb
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.
Contrary - as an adjective
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"
Contrary - as an adverb
Contrarily
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Word Game Points
CONTRARY has a SCRABBLE points total of 13.
CONTRARY has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 14.
CONTRARY has a WORDFEUD points total of 14.
