contrary

  1. Adjective.  opposed in nature.
  2. Adjective.  strongly dissimilar.
  3. Adverb.  Contrarily.
  4. Noun.  The opposite.
  5. Noun.  One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true.
  6. Verb.  (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
  7. Verb.  (obsolete) To impugn.
  8. Verb.  (obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).
  9. Verb.  (obsolete) To do the opposite of (''someone'' or ''something'').
  10. Verb.  (obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition ''to''.
  11. Verb.  (obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
  12. Verb.  (obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

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