Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a contrary manner; in opposition; antagonistically; in opposite ways; on the other hand.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb contrary to expectations
- adverb in a contrary disobedient manner
Etymologies
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contrary + -ly
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