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Contrariant
Contrariant Con*tra"ri*ant, a. [LL. contrarians, p. pr. of contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant, p. pr. of contrarier to contradict. See Contrary.] Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory. [R.] The struggles of contrariant factions. --Coleridge.
Contrariantly
Contrariantly Con*tra"ri*ant*ly, adv. Contrarily. [Obs.]
Contraries
Contraries Con"tra*ries (? or ?; 48), n. pl. [Pl. of Contrary, n.] (Logic) Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other. If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false. --I. Watts.
Contraries
Contrary Con"tra*ry, n.; pl. Contraries. 1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities. No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave. --Shak. 2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1. --Locke. 4. (Logic) See Contraries. On the contrary, in opposition; on the other hand. --Swift. To the contrary, to an opposite purpose or intent; on the other side. ``They did it, not for want of instruction to the contrary.' --Bp. Stillingfleet.
Contrarily
Contrarily Con"tra*ri*ly (? or ?), adv. In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.
Contrariness
Contrariness Con"tra*ri*ness, n. state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
Contrarious
Contrarious Con*tra"ri*ous, a. [LL. contrariosus: cf. OF. contrarios contralius.] Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse. [Archaic] --Milton. She flew contrarious in the face of God. --Mrs. Browning.
Contrariously
Contrariously Con*tra"ri*ous*ly, adv. Contrarily; oppositely. --Shak.
Contrariwise
Contrariwise Con"tra*ri*wise (? or ?), adv. 1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. --1 Pet. iii. 9. 2. In a contrary order; conversely. Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise. --Arbuthnot.
Subcontraries
Subcontrary Sub*con"tra*ry, n.; pl. Subcontraries. (Logic) A subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary in a lower degree.

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- The Palazzo Contrari is a building of mediaeval origin located in Ferrara in Via Contrari (named after the ancient and noble Contrari family), at no....
- later it was conceded as a county to Uguccione de' Contrari from Ferrara. With the death of Ercole Contrari in 1557, Vignola was ****igned to Giacomo Boncompagni...
- 223–254. doi:10.1558/genl.v9i2.17331. Marcella Zaccagnino and Sebastiano Contrari. "Manga: il Giappone alla conquista del mondo" (Archive) (in Italian)....
- ISBN 9788854186484. Hildebrand & Kenedy 2011, p. 16. "caccavella in "Sinonimi e Contrari"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2018. Cannelloni...
- the mother My relationship with my mother no havien pas millorat, tot el contrari, not had at all improved, all the contrary, had not improved; quite the...
- entered into an affair with the Captain of the Ducal Guard, Count Ercole Contrari, a relationship which continued after her marriage. Lucrezia remained unmarried...
- to Rossetti, and which now serves as the town painting gallery. Palazzo Contrari Proloco Ferrara. 44°50′14″N 11°37′19″E / 44.837271°N 11.621903°E / 44...
- Catalan). Retrieved 2024-02-07. No és la primera vegada que Batlle es mostra contrari a la presència d'aquests locals a la ciutat. El mes de març va ****egurar...
- (Ferrara) Palazzo Re Enzo Palazzo dei Diamanti Palazzo Schifanoia Palazzo Contrari Parma Cathedral Piacenza Cathedral Pomposa Abbey San Petronio Basilica...
- North-South economic divide Terrone "Polentone". Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 24 May 2023. "Polentone". Vocabolario...