(a.) Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition;
adverse; as, contrary winds.
(a.) Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
(a.) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a
contrary disposition; a contrary child.
(a.) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each
other; as, contrary propositions.
(n.) A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
(n.) An opponent; an enemy.
(n.) the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition
incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the
contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
(n.) See Contraries.
