Definition of contrary
- a. - Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition;
adverse; as, contrary winds.
- a. - Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
- a. - Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a
contrary disposition; a contrary child.
- a. - Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each
other; as, contrary propositions.
- n. - A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
- n. - An opponent; an enemy.
- n. - the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition
incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the
contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
- n. - See Contraries.