Definition of contrary

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Contrary (a.) Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.

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Counter :: Counter (adv.) In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter..
Unfathered :: Unfathered (a.) Having no father; fatherless; hence, born contrary to nature..
Contradict :: Contradict (v. t.) To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.
Force :: Force (n.) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary to law, upon persons or things; violence..
Double-tongued :: Double-tongued (a.) Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
Rather :: Rather (a.) On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.
Reversed :: Reversed (a.) Annulled and the contrary substituted; as, a reversed judgment or decree..
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..
Obrogate :: Obrogate (v. t.) To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one..
Antipodes :: Antipodes (n.) Anything exactly opposite or contrary.
Contrary :: Contrary (n.) An opponent; an enemy.
Unjust :: Unjust (a.) Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge..
Barbarous :: Barbarous (a.) Contrary to the pure idioms of a language.
Contrary :: Contrary (a.) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child..
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..
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
Crimeful :: Crimeful (a.) Criminal; wicked; contrary to law, right, or dury..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.
Unnatural :: Unnatural (a.) Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes..
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