contrarious
adjective
perverse; refractory.
contrariously
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a word derived from
contrarious.
Example Sentences
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I this infer, That many things, having full reference To one consent, may work contrariously.
From King Henry V by William Shakespeare
I this infer, That many things, having full reference To one consent, may work contrariously.
From It Can Be Done Poems of Inspiration by Joseph Morris
Thus fools contrariously do all; They chatter when they should be dumb, And, when they ought to speak, are mum.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Erle Elsworth Clippinger
