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  • 61contrary — [14] Contrary originated as a Latin adjectival formation based on the preposition contrā ‘against’, which historically was a derivative of com or cum ‘with’. Latin contrārius passed into English via Old French contraire and Anglo Norman contrarie …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 62contrary —  , converse, opposite, reverse  Contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition. Converse applies when the elements of a proposition are reversed. Opposite is something that is diametrically opposed to a proposition. Reverse can… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 63contrary, converse, opposite, reverse —    All four are variously confused at times, which is understandable, since their distinctions tend to blur. Briefly, contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition. Converse applies when the elements of a proposition are reversed.… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 64contrary, converse, opposite, reverse —    All four are variously confused at times, which is understandable, since their distinctions tend to blur. Briefly, contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition. Converse applies when the elements of a proposition are reversed.… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 65contrary, converse, opposite, reverse —    All four are variously confused at times, which is understandable, since their distinctions tend to blur. Briefly, contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition. Converse applies when the elements of a proposition are reversed.… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 66contrary, converse, opposite, reverse —    All four are variously confused at times, which is understandable, since their distinctions tend to blur. Briefly, contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition. Converse applies when the elements of a proposition are reversed.… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 67contrary — See: on the contrary, to the contrary …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 68contrary to law — Illegal; contrary to any law. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v United States, 286 US 49, 76 L Ed 971, 52 S Ct 468, 82 ALR 600. If the term is used in a later statute dealing with the same subject, it may refer to an infraction of the earlier… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 69contrary — [14] Contrary originated as a Latin adjectival formation based on the preposition contrā ‘against’, which historically was a derivative of com or cum ‘with’. Latin contrārius passed into English via Old French contraire and Anglo Norman contrarie …

    Word origins

  • 70contrary-minded — pronunc at contrary II+|mīndə̇d adjective : of a contrary opinion …

    Useful english dictionary