Word Meaning

contrary definition and meaning

a. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
a. Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
a. Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
a. Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
n. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
n. An opponent; an enemy.
n. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
n. See Contraries.

Crossword clues for contrary

- Mary was quite perverse in making art corny
- Opposed or completely different
- Opposite