contrary

adjective · adverb · noun · verbB1

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Tính từ

adjective
Comparative
more contrary
Superlative
most contrary
  1. 1.

    Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.

    contrary winds

  2. 2.

    Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.

  3. 3.

    Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.

    a contrary disposition; a contrary child

Trạng từ

adverb
Comparative
more contrary
Superlative
most contrary
  1. 1.

    Contrarily

    I never act contrary to my principles.

Danh từ

noun
Plural noun:
contraries
  1. 1.

    The opposite.

  2. 2.

    (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.

  3. 3.

    (historical)A type of loaded die.

Động từ

verb
V_es/s
contraries
V_ing/Gerund
contrarying
V_ed/pp
contraried
  1. 1.

    (obsolete)To oppose; to frustrate.

  2. 2.

    (obsolete)To impugn.

  3. 3.

    (obsolete)To contradict (someone or something).

  4. 4.

    (obsolete)To do the opposite of (someone or something).

  5. 5.

    (obsolete)To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.

  6. 6.

    (obsolete)To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.

  7. 7.

    (obsolete)To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

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Đồng nghĩa

witherward

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English contrarie, compare contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (opposite, opposed, contrary), from contrā (against).

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