Definition of contrary

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

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Counterstep :: Counterstep (n.) A contrary method of procedure; opposite course of action.
Untrue :: Untrue (a.) Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue..
Force :: Force (n.) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary to law, upon persons or things; violence..
Left-handed :: Left-handed (a.) Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction..
Contrariety :: Contrariety (n.) Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter..
Non Obstante :: Non obstante () A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights..
Disavow :: Disavow (v. t.) To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
Unkindly :: Unkindly (a.) Unnatural; contrary to nature.
Other :: Other (pron. & a.) Not this, but the contrary; opposite; as, the other side of a river..
Reversed :: Reversed (a.) Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the contrary; specifically (Bot. & Zool.), sinistrorse or sinistral; as, a reversed, or sinistral, spiral or shell..
Contradictory :: Contradictory (a.) Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent..
Unlawful :: Unlawful (a.) Not lawful; contrary to law.
Discrepant :: Discrepant (a.) Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different.
Toleration :: Toleration (n.) Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different from, those of the established church or belief..
Heretic :: Heretic (n.) One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
Paradoxical :: Paradoxical (a.) Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions..
Contrariety :: Contrariety (n.) The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism.
Scandal :: Scandal (n.) Anything alleged in pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good manners..
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