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Webster's English Dictionary

contrary

a. [OE. contrarie, contraire, F. contraire, fr. L. contrarius, fr. 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 have lost our labor; they are gone a contrary way. (Shak.)

2. Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent. ()

Fame, if not double-faced, is double mouthed, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds. (Milton.)

The doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be contrary to the sacred Scripture. (Whewell.)

3. Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child. ()

4. (Logic) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions. ()

Contrary motion (Mus.), the progression of parts in opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending. ()

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n. 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. (Chaucer.)

3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1. (Locke.)

4. (Logic) See Contraries. ()

On the contrary, in opposition; on the other hand. Swift. -- To the contrary, to an opposite purpose or intent; on the other side. They did it, not for want of instruction to the contrary. Bp. Stillingfleet. ()

v. t. [F. contrarier. See Contrary, a.] To contradict or oppose; to thwart. ()

I was advised not to contrary the king. (Bp. Latimer.)