contrariwise

  • 1Contrariwise — Con tra*ri*wise (? or ?), adv. 1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. [1913 Webster] Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. 1 Pet. iii. 9. [1913 Webster] 2. In a contrary order; conversely.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2contrariwise — index contra (adverb), contra (preposition) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3contrariwise — ► ADVERB 1) in the opposite way. 2) on the other hand …

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  • 4contrariwise — [kän′trer΄ē wīz΄; ] for 3, often [ kən trer′ē wīz΄] adv. [ME < CONTRARY + WISE] 1. on the contrary; from the opposite point of view 2. in the opposite way; in a reversed order, direction, etc. 3. perversely …

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  • 5Contrariwise — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Contrariwise (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on contrariwise instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/contrariwise …

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  • 6contrariwise — adverb Date: 14th century 1. on the contrary 2. vice versa 3. in a contrary manner …

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  • 7contrariwise — /kon trer ee wuyz / or, for 3, /keuhn trair /, adv. 1. in the opposite direction or way. 2. on the contrary; in direct opposition to a statement, attitude, etc. 3. perversely. [1300 50; ME contrary wyse. See CONTRARY, WISE] * * * …

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  • 8contrariwise — adverb a) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction b) on the other hand …

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  • 9contrariwise — con|tra|ri|wise [kənˈtreəriwaız, ˈkɔntrəriwaız US ˈka:ntreri ] adv BrE in the opposite way or direction = ↑conversely …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10contrariwise — con|trar|i|wise [ kən treri,waız ] adverb in the opposite way …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English