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Contrary :: Contrary (n.) See Contraries.

Homely :: Homely (n.) Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to handsome.

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

Indecorous :: Indecorous (a.) Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct..

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..

Contradict :: Contradict (v. i.) To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something..

Owling :: Owling (v. i.) The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing.

Denial :: Denial (n.) The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation..

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

Contrariety :: Contrariety (n.) The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism.

Countermand :: Countermand (n.) A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command.

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..

Cata :: Cata () The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, contrary or opposed to, wholly, completely; as in cataclysm, catarrh. It sometimes drops the final vowel, as in catoptric; and is sometimes changed to cath, as in cathartic, catholic..

Dissent :: Dissent (v. i.) To differ; to be of a contrary nature.

Unnature :: Unnature (v. t.) To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature.

Counterplead :: Counterplead (v. t.) To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.

Disgospel :: Disgospel (v. i.) To be inconsistent with, or act contrary to, the precepts of the gospel; to pervert the gospel..

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

Undercurrent :: Undercurrent (n.) A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface..

Massacre :: Massacre (n.) To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings..

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