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Barbarism :: Barbarism (n.) An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism.

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..

Unkind :: Unkind (a.) Not kind; contrary to nature, or the law of kind or kindred; unnatural..

Unfavorable :: Unfavorable (a.) Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.

Para- :: Para- () A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism..

Unlive :: Unlive (v. t.) To //ve in a contrary manner, as a life; to live in a manner contrary to..

Wickedly :: Wickedly (adv.) In a wicked manner; in a manner, or with motives and designs, contrary to the divine law or the law of morality; viciously; corruptly; immorally..

Counter :: Counter (a.) Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue..

Unnature :: Unnature (n.) The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural.

Adverse :: Adverse (a.) Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste..

Repace :: Repace (v. t.) To pace again; to walk over again in a contrary direction.

Invert :: Invert (v. t.) To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc..

Contrariety :: Contrariety (n.) Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency..

Differential :: Differential (n.) One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other..

Antiparallel :: Antiparallel (a.) Running in a contrary direction.

Goodish :: Goodish (a.) Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.

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

Poach :: Poach (v. i.) To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon..

Oxymoron :: Oxymoron (n.) A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness..

Ill :: Ill (n.) Whatever is contrary to good, in a moral sense; wickedness; depravity; iniquity; wrong; evil..

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