contrarily
Britishadverb
-
in a perverse or obstinate manner
-
on the other hand; from the opposite point of view
-
in an opposite, adverse, or unexpected way
Vocabulary lists containing contrarily
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Contrarily, Syracuse’s offense has taken off with Anae and Beck.
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022
Contrarily, a region experiencing a resurgence of the coronavirus can be bounced back a phase.
From Washington Times • May 6, 2020
Contrarily, to most people, Parker was simply a working actor, notable only for roles in 2007’s “The Great Debaters” or 2012’s “Red Tails.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2017
Contrarily, if she were in a “domain of gains,” she might be more risk-averse.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2015
Contrarily, if they are active within, they do not care to be dragged out of themselves; it disturbs and impedes their thoughts in a way that is often most ruinous to them.
From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Studies in Pessimism by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
