Look up: contrary

1. contrary
   [adj] - of words so related that both cannot be true but both may be false 2. [adj] - very opposed in nature or character or purpose 3. [adj] - resistant to guidance or discipline 4. [n] - exact opposition 5. [n] - two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
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2. Contrary
   Con'tra·ry adjective [ Middle English contrarie , contraire , French contraire , from Latin contrarius , from contra . See Contra- .] 1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as,...
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3. Contrary
   Con'tra·ry noun ; plural Contraries 1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities. « No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave. Shak. » 2. An opponent; an enemy. [ Obso...
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4. Contrary
   Con'tra·ry transitive verb [ French contrarier . See Contrary , adjective ] To contradict or oppose; to thwart. [ Obsolete] « I was advised not to contrary the king. Bp. Latimer. »
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5. contrary
   obstinate adjective resistant to guidance or discipline; `Mary Mary quite contrary`; `an obstinate child with a violent temper`; `a perverse mood`; `wayward behavior`
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6. contrary
   adjective very opposed in nature or character or purpose; `acts contrary to our code of ethics`; `the facts point to a contrary conclusion`
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7. contrary
   adjective of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; ``hot` and `cold` are contrary terms`
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8. contrary
   noun exact opposition; `public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty`
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9. Contrary
   • (n.) See Contraries. • (a.) Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent. • (n.) the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1. • (a.) Opposite; in an opposite direction; in o...
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10. contrary
    (from the article `logic, history of`) ...can be opposed to one another. He observed that when two such propositions are related as forms A and E, they cannot be true together but can be ...
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11. contrary
    
    • a relation of direct opposition
    • exact opposition
    
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12. Contrary
    (comics) |comic_color=background:#8080ff --> `Contrary` was a character from Malibu Comics` Ultraverse. She was created by Gerard Jones and Martin Egeland and first appeared in the series Freex, though she was better known as the founder of Ultraforce. Though it has never been truly co...
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13. Contrary
    (social role) A `Contrary` was a member of a Native North American tribal group who adopted behavior that was deliberately the opposite of other tribal members. The Contraries were found among the historical Amerindian tribes of the Great Plains. They were a small number of individuals loosel...
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