contrary

Etymology

From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).

adj

1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
   contrary winds
2. Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
3. Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
   a contrary disposition; a contrary child

adv

1. Contrarily

noun

1. The opposite.
2. (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.

verb

1. (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
2. (obsolete) To impugn.
3. (obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).
4. (obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something).
5. (obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
6. (obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
7. (obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.