contrariness

[Eng. contrary; -ne .] 1. The quality or state of being contrary; opposition, contrariety, inconsistency. 2. Perversene . con-trär-i-ous, *con-trär-I-ŭs, *con-tra-ryous, a . [O. Fr. contralius ; Sp., Port. & Ital. contra rio so.] Opposite; repugnant the one to the other. "Euer he was couetous, Proud of herte and contrarius ." -Old Eng . Miscell ., p. 226. con-trär-i-ous-lỹ, *con-tra-ry-ous-lye, adv. [Eng. contrarious; -ly.] In a contrary manner; oppositely, contrarily. many things, having full reference To one consent, may work contrariously ." Shakesp.: Henry V., 1. 2. *con-trär-I-ous-ty, *con-tra-ri-ous-tie, s. [Eng. contrarious ; -ty.] Contrariety, opposition. *con-trär-i-some ( Eng . ), * còn trär-1-sum (Scotch), a. [Eng., ., contrary , and some (q.v.).] Perverse, obstinate. con-tra-ri-wişe, adv. [Eng. contrary, and wise (q.v.).] 1. In a contrary or opposite manner; on the contrary. "Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise ble ing 2. Conversely. ."-1 Peter iii. 9. "Every thing that acts upon the fluids, must at the same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise."A routh not: On Aliments. con-tra-ry, *con-trär'-, *con-tra-rie, *contra-rye, *con-trair, *con-trare, *con-treyre, a., adv. & s. [Fr. contraire; Prov.contrari ; Sp., Port. & Ital. contra rio , all from Lat. contrarius = lying over against; contra over against.] A. As adjective : I. Ord. Lang.: Lying over against, opposite. 1. In opposition to. Used (1) Of things material , as also of things immaterial and abstract : “. the wind was contrary."- Matt. xiv. 24. may have an opportunity of giving visible expre ion to their views. (3) To the contrary : To an opposite purpose. "They did it, not for want of instruction to the contrary."- Stilling fleet . II. Logic & Ord. Lang.: A proposition contrary to some other one. "The instances brought by our author are but slender proofs of a right to civil power and dominion in the first born, and do rather shew the contrary ."- Locke . (1) Contrary motion: Melodies or chords proceeding in opposite directions. ( Stainer & Barrett.) (2) Contrary propositions: Logic : Propositions which contradict every sup"every A is B," and "no A is B," are contrary posable case of each other. The two propositions, propositions. If it be a erted by one that every star is shining, and this be met by the counter-a ertion that no star is shining, the two statements are contrary propositions. It is to be observed, however, that the negation of one contrary proposition does not establish or affirm the truth of the other contrary opposed to it. IMG:content-0806.png:[blocks in formation] *con-tra-rỹ, *con-tra-rien, *con-tra-rye, v. t. [CONTRARY, a. & s.] To act contrarily to, to oppose. "When I came to court, I was advised not to contrary the king." Latimer.