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contrary adj 1 (often contrary to something) opposite; quite different; opposed. 2 said of a wind: blowing against one; unfavourable. 3 obstinate, perverse, self-willed or wayward. noun (contraries) 1 an extreme opposite. 2 either of a pair of opposites. 3 logic either of two propositions that cannot both be true of the same thing, but they can both be false. contrariety or contrariness noun 1 opposition. 2 inconsistency; discrepancy. contrarily adverb. on the contrary in opposition or contrast to what has just been said. to the contrary to the opposite effect; giving the contrasting position.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin contrarius, from contra opposite.