1. Adjective
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
2. Adjective
Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
3. Adjective
Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
4. Adjective
Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
5. Noun
A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
6. Noun
An opponent; an enemy.
7. Noun
the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
8. Noun
See Contraries.
9. Adjective
in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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