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.