contrariwiseadv.

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s contrary wyse, 1500s–1700s contrarywise.

Etymology: < contrary adj. + -wise comb. form. The pronunciation has followed that of contrary adj., n., adv., and prep., but at some distance. Johnson gave ˈcontrary, but conˈtrariwise, conˈtrarily, conˈtrariness; Walker, 1791, while altering the last two, retained /kɒnˈtrærɪwaɪz/; this, and /kɒnˈtrɛərɪwaɪz/ (Craig 1847) were (a1893) still frequent (so in Browning), though /ˈkɒntrərɪwaɪz/ was given by current dictionaries, from Smart, 1846, and was then probably the most frequent.

1. On the other hand, on the contrary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > on the contrary

thereagaina1023

here-againc1200

here-againsta1250

contra1362

againwardc1384

otherwisea1393

on the contrary (formerly by, for, in, of, to the contrary, in contrary)1393

thereagainsta1400

in the contrairc1400

in opposite?a1425

e conversoc1425

contrariwise1480

again?1531

contrarilyc1540

contrary1549

per contra1554

contrariways1588

contradistinctly1623

by or to the contrair1640

counter1662

oppositely1681

on the reverse1753

e contra1815

obversely1869

c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 24 On the contrary wise who so hatith gret rewarde, etc.]

1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccliii. 325 Al Englond shold haue ben ther by enriched, but contrary wyse fil.

?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye i. sig. d3^v And contrarye wyse if thou forgeue him not, then shall not god forgeue the thy greate debte.

1605 Bp. J. Hall Medit. & Vowes I. §60 Heauen is compared to an hill..Hell, contrariwise, to a Pit.

1712 J. Warder True Amazons 15 So contrariwise in a very backward Spring, the Flowers blow late.

1874 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 19 425/1 Contrariwise, it is very unsafe to assume anything of the kind.

2. In the opposite way or order; vice versâ.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > vice versa

againwardslOE

againward1340

econtrary1512

arsy-versy1542

econverse1547

e contra1548

contrariwise1570

contrair1596

e contrario1599

vice versa1601

backward1607

conversively1607

contrarily1656

convertibly1692

the other way1692

reversely1726

conversely1806

vicey-versey1858

1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. i. f. 11^v The greater may be cut into equall partes, and the lesse into vnequall partes: or contrariwise.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxv. 202 First exercise, then meate, and thirdly drinke, and not contrariwise.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 336 It hath seldome or neuer been seene, that the farre Southern People haue inuaded the Northern, but contrariwise.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 11 Of Domestick Spiders there are two sorts; one with longer legs and a little body, and the other contrariwise.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 208 If the mountain..stretches from north to south, the river runs from east to west; and so contrariwise.

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Prelim. Ess. 39 They are but the halo round him; having their worth from him, not contrariwise, he from them.

3. In contrariety or direct opposition; †antagonistically.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb]

fromward?c1225

contrariouslyc1380

contrarying to1382

reversinglya1425

contrary1463

clean fro1483

repugnantly?1526

diametrally?1533

contrairly1535

in diameter1543

thwartly1558

oppositely1567

contrarily1570

contrariwise1574

diameter-wise1600

diameterly1603

reciprocallya1628

diametrically1633

counter1643

encounter1660

polarly1670

Antarcticallya1711

contrariantly1796

antithetically1816

tout au contraire1841

antistrophically1842

contrapositively1858

in reverse1869

at cross-corners with1892

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adverb] > in direct opposition

reversinglya1425

contrary1463

contrariwise1574

encounter1660

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adverb]

witherc1200

contrariouslyc1380

overthwartlya1425

adversarilyc1475

incontrary1488

incontrair?a1500

contrairly1535

thwartly1558

adversatively1571

sinisterlya1600

kim-kam1603

antagonistically1610

cross1614

oppositively1622

thwarta1628

counter1643

reverse1649

counter-bias1656

contrariwise1682

contrarily1781

antipathetically1818

opposingly1842

hostilely1876

1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation 26 But he appeereth contrariwise to the vngodly.

1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses 85 But 'tis not so with the Soul contrariwise disposed.

1845 J. H. Newman Ess. Devel. Christian Doctr. 68 Contrariwise to other empires, Christians conquer by yielding.

1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 142 To do contrariwise, or to do less, is sin.

4. In the opposite direction; on opposite sides; in opposite directions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adverb] > in the opposite or reverse direction

contrariwise1589

oppositelyc1593

averse1607

opposite1609

contrary1616

reversedly1649

aversely1651

reverse ways1762

contrariways1766

negatively1789

west1793

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xi. 81 A line stretching directly from the circle to the center, & contrariwise from the center to the circle.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 74 The outermost sphear moveth..from East to West, the innermost contrariwise,..from West to East.

c1720 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture III. vi. 15 The Braces..bound contrariwise (that is to say, one in the inner part, and the other in the outer part..).

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xvi. 252 The object and the image face each other, or look contrariwise.

5. With self-willed opposition, perversely, contrarily.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > perversely

witherc1200

contrariouslyc1380

waywardly1395

frowardlya1400

overthwartlya1425

wrawlyc1440

protervely1447

perverselya1513

thrawnlya1522

perversedlya1525

thrawartly1533

thwartly1558

backwardlya1586

unreclaimablya1616

peevishlya1680

untowardly1682

bloody-mindedly1716

wrong-headedly1737

thrawart-like1768

cross-grained1825

pigheadedly1836

cussedly1868

contrariwise1873

1629 Z. Boyd Two Orientall Pearles 38 The Godly and wicked..goe contrarie wayes.]

1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country i. 36 As if, contrariwise to all we want And reasonably look to find.

1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country iii. 171 Something had happened quite contrariwise.

1877 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. V. Hugo Les Misérables v. xviii Owing to the vomitory of the Seine performing its duties contrariwise.

6. quasi-n.= contra n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [noun] > the opposite of something

contraryc1386

reversec1405

the contraverse1480

nothing less?1520

contrariety1532

negative1532

oppositive1561

different1571

diameter1579

contrariwise1588

opposition1594

counterpoint1599

oppositea1616

other thing1628

antipodes1641

inverse1645

contra1648

contrast1754

converse1786

contrariant1848

antipole1856

obverse1862

antithetic1863

contradictory1874

antipathy-

1588 H. Oldcastle & J. Mellis Briefe Instr. Accompts sig. Fv And the contrariwise of al that you again receiue, of that accompte make the shoppe of retaile Creditor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	contrariwise
释义	contrariwiseadv. Forms: Also Middle English–1500s contrary wyse, 1500s–1700s contrarywise. Etymology: < contrary adj. + -wise comb. form. The pronunciation has followed that of contrary adj., n., adv., and prep., but at some distance. Johnson gave ˈcontrary, but conˈtrariwise, conˈtrarily, conˈtrariness; Walker, 1791, while altering the last two, retained /kɒnˈtrærɪwaɪz/; this, and /kɒnˈtrɛərɪwaɪz/ (Craig 1847) were (a1893) still frequent (so in Browning), though /ˈkɒntrərɪwaɪz/ was given by current dictionaries, from Smart, 1846, and was then probably the most frequent. 1. On the other hand, on the contrary. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > on the contrary thereagaina1023 here-againc1200 here-againsta1250 contra1362 againwardc1384 otherwisea1393 on the contrary (formerly by, for, in, of, to the contrary, in contrary)1393 thereagainsta1400 in the contrairc1400 in opposite?a1425 e conversoc1425 contrariwise1480 again?1531 contrarilyc1540 contrary1549 per contra1554 contrariways1588 contradistinctly1623 by or to the contrair1640 counter1662 oppositely1681 on the reverse1753 e contra1815 obversely1869 c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 24 On the contrary wise who so hatith gret rewarde, etc.] 1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccliii. 325 Al Englond shold haue ben ther by enriched, but contrary wyse fil. ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye i. sig. d3^v And contrarye wyse if thou forgeue him not, then shall not god forgeue the thy greate debte. 1605 Bp. J. Hall Medit. & Vowes I. §60 Heauen is compared to an hill..Hell, contrariwise, to a Pit. 1712 J. Warder True Amazons 15 So contrariwise in a very backward Spring, the Flowers blow late. 1874 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 19 425/1 Contrariwise, it is very unsafe to assume anything of the kind. 2. In the opposite way or order; vice versâ. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > vice versa againwardslOE againward1340 econtrary1512 arsy-versy1542 econverse1547 e contra1548 contrariwise1570 contrair1596 e contrario1599 vice versa1601 backward1607 conversively1607 contrarily1656 convertibly1692 the other way1692 reversely1726 conversely1806 vicey-versey1858 1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. i. f. 11^v The greater may be cut into equall partes, and the lesse into vnequall partes: or contrariwise. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxv. 202 First exercise, then meate, and thirdly drinke, and not contrariwise. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 336 It hath seldome or neuer been seene, that the farre Southern People haue inuaded the Northern, but contrariwise. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 11 Of Domestick Spiders there are two sorts; one with longer legs and a little body, and the other contrariwise. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 208 If the mountain..stretches from north to south, the river runs from east to west; and so contrariwise. 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles Prelim. Ess. 39 They are but the halo round him; having their worth from him, not contrariwise, he from them. 3. In contrariety or direct opposition; †antagonistically. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] fromward?c1225 contrariouslyc1380 contrarying to1382 reversinglya1425 contrary1463 clean fro1483 repugnantly?1526 diametrally?1533 contrairly1535 in diameter1543 thwartly1558 oppositely1567 contrarily1570 contrariwise1574 diameter-wise1600 diameterly1603 reciprocallya1628 diametrically1633 counter1643 encounter1660 polarly1670 Antarcticallya1711 contrariantly1796 antithetically1816 tout au contraire1841 antistrophically1842 contrapositively1858 in reverse1869 at cross-corners with1892 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adverb] > in direct opposition reversinglya1425 contrary1463 contrariwise1574 encounter1660 the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adverb] witherc1200 contrariouslyc1380 overthwartlya1425 adversarilyc1475 incontrary1488 incontrair?a1500 contrairly1535 thwartly1558 adversatively1571 sinisterlya1600 kim-kam1603 antagonistically1610 cross1614 oppositively1622 thwarta1628 counter1643 reverse1649 counter-bias1656 contrariwise1682 contrarily1781 antipathetically1818 opposingly1842 hostilely1876 1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation 26 But he appeereth contrariwise to the vngodly. 1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses 85 But 'tis not so with the Soul contrariwise disposed. 1845 J. H. Newman Ess. Devel. Christian Doctr. 68 Contrariwise to other empires, Christians conquer by yielding. 1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 142 To do contrariwise, or to do less, is sin. 4. In the opposite direction; on opposite sides; in opposite directions. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adverb] > in the opposite or reverse direction contrariwise1589 oppositelyc1593 averse1607 opposite1609 contrary1616 reversedly1649 aversely1651 reverse ways1762 contrariways1766 negatively1789 west1793 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xi. 81 A line stretching directly from the circle to the center, & contrariwise from the center to the circle. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 74 The outermost sphear moveth..from East to West, the innermost contrariwise,..from West to East. c1720 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture III. vi. 15 The Braces..bound contrariwise (that is to say, one in the inner part, and the other in the outer part..). 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xvi. 252 The object and the image face each other, or look contrariwise. 5. With self-willed opposition, perversely, contrarily. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > perversely witherc1200 contrariouslyc1380 waywardly1395 frowardlya1400 overthwartlya1425 wrawlyc1440 protervely1447 perverselya1513 thrawnlya1522 perversedlya1525 thrawartly1533 thwartly1558 backwardlya1586 unreclaimablya1616 peevishlya1680 untowardly1682 bloody-mindedly1716 wrong-headedly1737 thrawart-like1768 cross-grained1825 pigheadedly1836 cussedly1868 contrariwise1873 1629 Z. Boyd Two Orientall Pearles 38 The Godly and wicked..goe contrarie wayes.] 1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country i. 36 As if, contrariwise to all we want And reasonably look to find. 1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country iii. 171 Something had happened quite contrariwise. 1877 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. V. Hugo Les Misérables v. xviii Owing to the vomitory of the Seine performing its duties contrariwise. 6. quasi-n.= contra n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [noun] > the opposite of something contraryc1386 reversec1405 the contraverse1480 nothing less?1520 contrariety1532 negative1532 oppositive1561 different1571 diameter1579 contrariwise1588 opposition1594 counterpoint1599 oppositea1616 other thing1628 antipodes1641 inverse1645 contra1648 contrast1754 converse1786 contrariant1848 antipole1856 obverse1862 antithetic1863 contradictory1874 antipathy- 1588 H. Oldcastle & J. Mellis Briefe Instr. Accompts sig. Fv And the contrariwise of al that you again receiue, of that accompte make the shoppe of retaile Creditor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1480
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