Chiefly Scottish. at rebours: amiss; perversely, through perversity.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adverb] (18) at rebours?a1400 Chiefly Scottish. at rebours: amiss; perversely, through perversity. unjustlyc1425 Inappropriately; improperly; (also) inaccurately. Cf. unjust, adj. 3 unjust, adj. 4. Obsolete. wrongly1633 Inaccurately; incorrectly. Cf. wrongfully, adv. 2. outa1641 Inaccurate (esp. in a calculation or a prediction); in the wrong, in error, mistaken. inaccurately1669 In an inaccurate manner; not accurately; inexactly; incorrectly. unaccurately1674 = inaccurately, adv. uncorrectly1706 (un-, prefix1 affix 5.) unprecisely1806 In an imprecise manner. inexactly1849 In an inexact or inaccurate manner; not with perfect correctness. à rebours1895 In the wrong way, perversely; through perversity. Subcategories:— in adjustment (2) — in matters intellectual (3) — in calculation (3) |
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