contrapuntal
adjective
of or relating to counterpoint.
contrapuntally
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a word derived from
contrapuntal.
Example Sentences
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For that reason, I could’ve easily slotted her and the terrific, resurgent Ke Huy Quan among my favorite co-leads, given not only how superbly and contrapuntally their performances fit together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
One reaches the tomb via narrow alleys that are contrapuntally chaotic.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 11, 2019
The internet is a great way for fans to party contrapuntally.
From Economist ● Mar. 13, 2018
Then the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh came in a side door and, contrapuntally, they went round the room.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2012
Then the melody of Beckmesser's grotesque is brought in and treated contrapuntally, with what theorists call free imitation in the accompaniment.
From Richard Wagner Composer of Operas by John F. Runciman
