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English Dictionary: Contrary	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contrary adj very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion" of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms" resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" Synonym(s): contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind" Synonym(s): adverse, contrary n a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" Synonym(s): reverse, contrary, opposite exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty" a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contrary \Con"trary\, n.; pl. {Contraries}. 1. A thing that is of contrary* or opposite qualities. No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave. --Shak. 2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See {Converse}, n., 1. --Locke. 4. (Logic) See {Contraries}. {On the contrary}, in opposition; on the other hand. --Swift. {To the contrary}, to an opposite purpose or intent; on the other side. [bd]They did it, not for want of instruction to the contrary.[b8] --Bp. Stillingfleet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contrary \Con"trary\ (? [or] ?; 48), a. [OE. contrarie, contraire, F. contraire, fr. L. contrarius, fr. contra. See {Contra-}.] 1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary* winds. And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me. --Lev. xxvi. 21. We have lost our labor; they are gone a contrary way. --Shak. 2. Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent. Fame, if not double-faced, is double mouthed, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds. --Milton. The doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be contrary to the sacred Scripture. --Whewell. 3. Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child. 4. (Logic) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions. {Contrary motion} (Mus.), the progression of parts in opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending. Syn: Adverse; repugnant; hostile; inimical; discordant; inconsistent.