Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - contrary
Contrary
contrary
adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 (of a wind) unfavourable, impeding. 4 mutually opposed. 5 opposite in position or direction. --n. (pl. -ies) (prec. by the) the opposite. --adv. (foll. by to) in opposition or contrast (contrary to expectations it rained). Phrases and idioms on the contrary intensifying a denial of what has just been implied or stated. to the contrary to the opposite effect (can find no indication to the contrary). Derivatives contrarily (in sense 2 of adj.) adv. contrariness (in sense 2 of adj.) n. Etymology: ME f. AF contrarie, OF contraire, f. L contrarius f. contra against
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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 a fact or condition incompatible with another ; opposite, one of a pair of opposites, 3. a proposition so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true, either of two terms (as good and evil) that cannot both be affirmed of the same subject, II. adjective Date: 14th century being so different as to be at opposite extremes ; opposite , being not in conformity with what is usual or expected , unfavorable, temperamentally unwilling to accept control or advice, contrarily adverb contrariness noun Synonyms: see: ~see: opposite III. adverb Date: 15th century contrariwise, contrarily ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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