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ALL meanings of contrarily

con·trar·y
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  • adverb contrarily in a perverse or obstinate manner 3
  • adverb contrarily on the other hand; from the opposite point of view 3
  • adverb contrarily in an opposite, adverse, or unexpected way 3
  • adverb contrarily in a contrary or opposite way 1
  • adverb contrarily in an obstinate way 1
  • adjective contrarily opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions. 1
  • adjective contrarily opposite in direction or position: departures in contrary directions. 1
  • adjective contrarily being the opposite one of two: I will make the contrary choice. 1
  • adjective contrarily unfavorable or adverse. 1
  • adjective contrarily perverse; stubbornly opposed or willful. 1
  • noun plural contrarily something that is contrary or opposite: to prove the contrary of a statement. 1
  • noun plural contrarily either of two contrary things. 1
  • noun plural contrarily Logic. a proposition so related to another proposition that both may not be true though both may be false, as with the propositions “All judges are male” and “No judges are male.”. 1
  • adverb contrarily in opposition; oppositely; counter: to act contrary to one's own principles. 1
  • idioms contrarily by contraries, contrary to expectation. 1
  • idioms contrarily on the contrary, in opposition to what has been stated. from another point of view: On the contrary, there may be some who would agree with you. 1
  • idioms contrarily to the contrary, to the opposite effect: I believe he is innocent, whatever they may say to the contrary. to a different effect. 1
  • noun contrarily In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions. 1
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