Part 2365

<h1>Contrariously</h1> <Xpage=314>

<hw>Con*tra"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Contrarily; oppositely.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Contratiwise</h1> <Xpage=314>

<hw>Con"tra*ti*wise</hw> <tt>(? &or; <?/)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.</def>

<blockquote>Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but <b>contrariwise</b>, blessing. <i>1 Pet. iii. 9.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>In a contrary order; conversely.</def>

<blockquote>Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act upon the solids, and <b>contrariwise</b>. <i>Arbuthnot.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Contrarotation</h1> <Xpage=314>

<hw>Con`tra*ro*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Circular motion in a direction contrary to some other circular motion.</def>

<h1>Contrary</h1> <Xpage=314>

<hw>Con"tra*ry</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?; 48)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>contrarie</ets>, <ets>contraire</ets>, F. <ets>contraire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>contrarius</ets>, fr. <ets>contra</ets>. See <er>Contra-</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; <as>as, <ex>contrary</ex> winds</as>.</def>

<blockquote>And if ye walk <b>contrary</b> unto me, and will not hearken unto me. <i>Lev. xxvi. 21.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>We have lost our labor; they are gone a <b>contrary</b> way. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.</def>

<blockquote>Fame, if not double-faced, is double mouthed, And with <b>contrary</b> blast proclaims most deeds. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be <b>contrary</b> to the sacred Scripture. <i>Whewell.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; <as>as, a <ex>contrary</ex> disposition; a <ex>contrary</ex> child.</as></def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; <as>as, <ex>contrary</ex> propositions</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Contrary motion</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>the progression of parts in opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Adverse; repugnant; hostile; inimical; discordant; inconsistent.</syn>

<h1>Contrary</h1> <Xpage=314>

<hw>Con"tra*ry</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Contraries</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>. <p><b>1.</b> <def>A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.</def>

<blockquote>No <b>contraries</b> hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An opponent; an enemy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; <as>as, slender proofs which rather show the <ex>contrary</ex></as>. See <er>Converse</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 1.</def>

<i>Locke.</i>