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contrary   (TTS Sound)

The noun contrary has 3 senses

• reverse, contrary, opposite -- (a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true")


• contrary -- (exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty")


• contrary -- (a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false)

The adj contrary has 4 senses

• contrary -- (very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion")


• contrary -- (of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms")


• contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward -- (resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior")


• adverse, contrary -- (in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind")