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The answer CONTRARY has 44 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of contrary in various dictionaries:
noun - a relation of direct opposition
noun - exact opposition
noun - a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
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Mary, Mary who grows silver bells in her garden is quite this, opposite in position or character |
Gardener Mary, Mary was described as "quite" this |
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Either of two opposing or contrary things: "Truth is perhaps . . . a dynamic compound of opposites, savage contraries for a moment conjoined ( A. Bartlett Giamatti). |
Logic A proposition related to another in such a way that if the latter is true, the former must be false, but if the latter is false, the former is not necessarily true. |
Opposite in direction or position: Our boat took a course contrary to theirs. See Synonyms at opposite. |
In an opposite direction or manner counter: The judge ruled contrary to all precedent in the case. |
the opposite: |
used to show that you think or feel the opposite of what has just been stated: |
saying or showing the opposite: |
in a different way from what most people believe: |
A contrary person wants to disagree with and annoy other people: |
a fact or opinion that is the opposite of one already stated: |
Contrary might refer to |
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* Contrary (comics), a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse * Contrary (logic), the relationship between two propositions when they cannot both be true * Contrary Magazine, a literary journal founded at the University of Chicago * Contrary motion, in music theory * Contrary (social role), in certain Amerindian cultures * Little Miss Contrary, a Little Miss character |