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121on (or quite) the contrary — used to intensify a denial of what has just been implied or stated. → contrary …
122to the contrary — ► to the contrary with the opposite meaning or implication. Main Entry: ↑contrary …
123Point of contrary flexure — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …
124to the contrary — phrasal 1. on the contrary 2. notwithstanding …
125Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary — the title and first line of a traditional nursery rhyme, sometimes set to music. The full poem is: Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row. * * * …
126act contrary — index disoblige Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
127affirm the contrary — index bear false witness, contradict, disown (deny the validity) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
128assert the contrary — index contradict Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
