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  • contrary — n antithesis, opposite, contradictory, antonym, antipode (see under OPPOSITE adj) Analogous words: *converse, reverse contrary adj 1 antithetical, *opposite, contradictory, antonymous, antipodal, antipodean Analogous words: divergent, disparate,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • contrary — [kän′trer΄ē; ] for adj.4, often [ kən trer′ē] adj. [ME contrarie < OFr contraire < L contrarius, opposite, opposed < contra, against] 1. opposed; in opposition [contrary to the rules] 2. opposite in nature, order, direction, etc.;… …   English World dictionary

  • contrary — I. noun (plural traries) Etymology: Middle English contrarie, from Anglo French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, from Latin, adjective, opposite, adverse, from contra opposite Date: 13th century 1. a fact or condition… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • contrary — con|tra|ry1 [ˈkɔntrəri US ˈka:ntreri] n 1.) on the contrary/quite the contrary used to add to a negative statement, to disagree with a negative statement by someone else, or to answer no to a question ▪ It wasn t a good thing; on the contrary it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • contrary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. opposed, opposite, counter, conflicting, contradictory; unfavorable, adverse; captious, willful, perverse; hostile, antagonistic. See opposition, negation, obstinacy.Ant., favorable; obliging. II… …   English dictionary for students

  • No Good Advice — Single by Girls Aloud from the album Sound of the Underground B side …   Wikipedia

  • to the contrary — adverb contrary to expectations (Freq. 3) he didn t stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends • Syn: ↑contrarily, ↑contrariwise, ↑on the contrary • Derived from adjective: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ἀντισυμβουλευόντων — ἀντισυμβουλεύω give contrary advice pres part act masc/neut gen pl ἀντισυμβουλεύω give contrary advice pres imperat act 3rd pl …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • Murong De — (Nan) Yan Xianwudi ((南)燕獻武帝) Family name: Murong (慕容, mù róng) Given name: Initially De (德, dé), later Beide (備德, bèi dé) (changed 400) Temple name: Shizong (世宗, shì zōng) …   Wikipedia

  • admonition — I noun admonishment, advance notice, advice, alarm, animadversion, caution, caveat, censure, commonition, contraindication, contrariety, contrary advice, counsel, dehortation, deprecation, dissuasion, exhortation, expostulation, foreboding,… …   Law dictionary

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