contrarious

[ kuhn-trair-ee-uhs ]

/ kənˈtrɛər i əs /

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adjective

Chiefly Appalachian. perverse; refractory.

Archaic. adverse; unfavorable.

Origin of contrarious

1250–1300; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Latin contrāriuscontrary; see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM contrarious

con·trar·i·ous·ly, adverbcon·trar·i·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby contrarious

contrapuntal, contrapuntist, contrarian, contrariety, contrarily, contrarious, contrariwise, contrary, contrary motion, contrasexual, contrast

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Example sentences from the Web for contrarious

It was just bitterly disappointing and contrarious that the one person he wished to see was a Commodore Graham.
The Summons|A.E.W. Mason
And what greater absurditie can there bee, then to say that one cure shall serue for diuers, nay, contrarious sortes of diseases?
A Counter-Blaste to Tobacco|King James I.
What other art gives scope to natures and dispositions so diverse, and to tastes so contrarious?
Style|Walter Raleigh
They will be drowned going overland, after the contrarious way of the world.
Up the Country|Emily Eden

For contrarious inges ne ben 1420 not wont to ben yfelawshiped togidres.
Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae'|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for contrarious

contrarious

/ (kənˈtrɛərɪəs) /

adjective rare

(of people or animals) perverse or obstinate

(of conditions) unfavourable

Derived forms of contrarious

contrariously, adverbcontrariousness, noun

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单词	contrarious
释义	contrarious [ kuhn-trair-ee-uhs ] / kənˈtrɛər i əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR contrarious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Chiefly Appalachian. perverse; refractory. Archaic. adverse; unfavorable. Origin of contrarious 1250–1300; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Latin contrāriuscontrary; see -ous OTHER WORDS FROM contrarious con·trar·i·ous·ly, adverbcon·trar·i·ous·ness, noun Words nearby contrarious contrapuntal, contrapuntist, contrarian, contrariety, contrarily, contrarious, contrariwise, contrary, contrary motion, contrasexual, contrast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contrarious It was just bitterly disappointing and contrarious that the one person he wished to see was a Commodore Graham. The Summons\|A.E.W. Mason And what greater absurditie can there bee, then to say that one cure shall serue for diuers, nay, contrarious sortes of diseases? A Counter-Blaste to Tobacco\|King James I. What other art gives scope to natures and dispositions so diverse, and to tastes so contrarious? Style\|Walter Raleigh They will be drowned going overland, after the contrarious way of the world. Up the Country\|Emily Eden For contrarious inges ne ben 1420 not wont to ben yfelawshiped togidres. Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae'\|Geoffrey Chaucer British Dictionary definitions for contrarious contrarious / (kənˈtrɛərɪəs) / adjective rare (of people or animals) perverse or obstinate (of conditions) unfavourable Derived forms of contrarious contrariously, adverbcontrariousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to contrarious antagonistic, difficult, impossible, inimical, inimitable, ornery, perverse, refractory, wayward
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contrarious

adjective

Origin of contrarious

OTHER WORDS FROM contrarious

Words nearby contrarious

Example sentences from the Web for contrarious

British Dictionary definitions for contrarious

adjective rare

Derived forms of contrarious

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