Sekirov Dictionary

contrary

UK /ˈkɒntɹəɹi/US /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/

adjective3

  1. opposite, or going against something
  2. Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
  3. Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.

verb7

  1. (no longer used) To impugn.
  2. (no longer used) To contradict (someone or something).
  3. (no longer used) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
  4. (no longer used) To oppose; to frustrate.
  5. (no longer used) To do the opposite of (someone or something).
  6. (no longer used) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
  7. (no longer used) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

noun3

  1. The opposite.
  2. One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
  3. (historical) A type of loaded die.

adverb1

  1. Contrarily
forms

contraried · contrarying · contraries · more contrary · most contrary

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