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Nonprofessional :: Nonprofessional (a.) Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage..

Subcontraries :: Subcontrary (a.) Denoting the relation of opposition between the particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and only one can be false.

Uncharitable :: Uncharitable (a.) Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal..

Illogical :: Illogical (a.) Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference..

Immoral :: Immoral (a.) Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licentious; as, an immoral man; an immoral deed..

Contrariety :: Contrariety (n.) Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency..

Apagoge :: Apagoge (n.) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.

Illegal :: Illegal (a.) Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love..

Adverse :: Adverse (a.) Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste..

Antiparallel :: Antiparallel (a.) Running in a contrary direction.

Renverse :: Renverse (a.) Reversed; set with the head downward; turned contrary to the natural position.

Dissentaneous :: Dissentaneous (a.) Disagreeing; contrary; differing; -- opposed to consentaneous.

Far :: Far (a.) Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty..

Reverse :: Reverse (a.) That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction..

Forbid :: Forbid (v. t.) To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict..

Discrepant :: Discrepant (a.) Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different.

Stationary :: Stationary (a.) Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary..

Contrary :: Contrary (a.) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions..

Contrary :: Contrary (n.) the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1..

Impertinent :: Impertinent (a.) Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient remark..

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