Look up: contrary

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   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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   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, contrary winds. « And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me. Lev. xxvi. 21. » « We ha ...
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   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. [ Obsolete] Chaucer. 3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the ...
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   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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   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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   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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   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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   contrary
   noun exact opposition; `public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty`
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   Contrary
   `Contrary` may refer to: * Contrary motion, in music theory * `Contrary Magazine`, a literary journal founded at the University of Chicago * Contrary (social role), in certain Amerindian cultures * Contrary (comics), a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse
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    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 opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds. • (a....
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    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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    contrary
    
    1. a relation of direct opposition
    2. exact opposition
    
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