† contra-actingadj.
Obsolete.
Acting in opposition: cf. counteract v.
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the world > action or operation > [adjective] > operating against
counterworking1660
contra-acting1666
counteracting1793
counteractive1805
1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ (1752) 73 These..have no antagonist grinders, nor contra-acting milstones.
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