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contrariwise

[kon-trer-ee-wahyz or for 3, kuh n-trair-]
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adverb

in the opposite direction or way.
on the contrary; in direct opposition to a statement, attitude, etc.
perversely.

Origin of contrariwise

First recorded in 1300–50, contrariwise is from the Middle English word contrary-wyse. See contrary, -wise
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Related Words for contrariwise

diagonally, horizontally, vertically, crossways, converse, inverted, everted, turned, opposite, angular, athwart, awry, crisscross, cross, crossing, over, perpendicular, sideways, thwart, transverse

Examples from the Web for contrariwise

Historical Examples of contrariwise

  • And, contrariwise, there is tripe—“the stomach of the ox or of some other ruminant.”

  • The demand may be greater for boys than for girls, or contrariwise.

    Folkways

    William Graham Sumner

  • Contrariwise, the flute was being played more and more slowly.

    IT and Other Stories

    Gouverneur Morris

  • If prime figures be reciprocall in base and height, they are equall: And contrariwise.

  • If any one angle of triangle be lesse then the other two, it is acute: And contrariwise.

British Dictionary definitions for contrariwise

contrariwise

adverb

from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
in the reverse way or direction
(kənˈtrɛərɪˌwaɪz) in a contrary manner
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