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Contrariwise — Con tra*ri*wise (? or ?), adv. 1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. [1913 Webster] Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. 1 Pet. iii. 9. [1913 Webster] 2. In a contrary order; conversely.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contrariwise — index contra (adverb), contra (preposition) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contrariwise — ► ADVERB 1) in the opposite way. 2) on the other hand … English terms dictionary
contrariwise — [kän′trer΄ē wīz΄; ] for 3, often [ kən trer′ē wīz΄] adv. [ME < CONTRARY + WISE] 1. on the contrary; from the opposite point of view 2. in the opposite way; in a reversed order, direction, etc. 3. perversely … English World dictionary
contrariwise — adverb Date: 14th century 1. on the contrary 2. vice versa 3. in a contrary manner … New Collegiate Dictionary
contrariwise — /kon trer ee wuyz / or, for 3, /keuhn trair /, adv. 1. in the opposite direction or way. 2. on the contrary; in direct opposition to a statement, attitude, etc. 3. perversely. [1300 50; ME contrary wyse. See CONTRARY, WISE] * * * … Universalium
contrariwise — adverb a) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction b) on the other hand … Wiktionary
contrariwise — con|tra|ri|wise [kənˈtreəriwaız, ˈkɔntrəriwaız US ˈka:ntreri ] adv BrE in the opposite way or direction = ↑conversely … Dictionary of contemporary English
contrariwise — con|trar|i|wise [ kən treri,waız ] adverb in the opposite way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contrariwise — con·tra·ri·wise || kÉ’ntrÉ™rɪwaɪz adv. on the contrary; conversely; perversely; in the opposite direction … English contemporary dictionary
