CONTRARY

Meaning of CONTRARY in English

(UNREASONABLE) [adjective] - (of a person) intentionally wanting to disagree with and annoy other peopleHe doesn't really mean it - he's just being contrary!

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

CONTRARY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRARY — (a.) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — ( a. ) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — — contrarily /kon"trer euh lee, keuhn trair"-/ , adv. — contrariness , n. /kon"trer ee/ ; for 5 also /keuhn …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — I. ˈkän-ˌtrer-ē, -ˌtre-rē noun ( plural -trar·ies ) Etymology: Middle English contrarie, from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTRARY — noun ·see contraries. 2. contrary ·noun an opponent; an enemy. 3. contrary ·adj opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent. 4. contrary ·noun …
Webster English vocab
CONTRARY — [con.trary] n, pl -trar.ies (13c) 1: a fact or condition incompatible with another: opposite--usu. used with the 2: one of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTRARY — I . / ˈkɒntrəri; NAmE ˈkɑːntreri/ adjective , noun —see also contrary (II) ■ adjective 1. contrary to sth different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRARY — I. con ‧ tra ‧ ry 1 AC /ˈkɒntrəri $ ˈkɑːntreri/ BrE AmE noun 1 . on the contrary/quite the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
CONTRARY — 1. Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other. This view is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRARY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against/contrary to expectations (= very different to what someone expected ) ▪ Contrary to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTRARY — See: ON THE CONTRARY, TO THE CONTRARY.
Slang English vocab
CONTRARY — adj. VERBS ▪ be , run , seem ▪ These results run ~ to our expectations. ▪ It seems ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONTRARY — n. 25B6; adjective contrary views : OPPOSITE, opposing, opposed, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical, incompatible, irreconcilable. she was sulky and contrary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTRARY — adj. 1 opposite, opposing, opposed, different, contradictory, conflicting, antagonistic Set aside enough time to hear the contrary side of the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CONTRARY — noun BAD : It is impossible to tell whether a man is married or NOT. On the contrary, women usually …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
CONTRARY — 1. сущ. 1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность (тж. the contrary) His actions are contrary to the rules ≈ Он действует …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRARY — contrary.ogg 1. ʹkɒntrərı n 1. (the contrary) нечто противоположное, обратное on the contrary - наоборот to the contrary - в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTRARY — 1. contrary сущ.1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность (тж. the contrary) His actions are contrary to the rules — Он действует …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CONTRARY — 1. ʹkɒntrərı n 1. (the contrary) нечто противоположное, обратное on the contrary - наоборот to the contrary - в обратном …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRARY — 1. ˈkɔntr(ə)rɪ сущ. 1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность ( тж. the contrary ) His actions are contrary to the rules …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONTRARY — 1. ['°€«Ї(†)ЇЎ] contrary.wav сущ. 1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность (тж. the contrary) His actions are contrary to the rules — Он действует не …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONTRARY — 1. _n. нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность; unless I hear to the contrary - если я не услышу чего-нибудь иного, противоположного; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CONTRARY — 1. n. нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность; unless I hear to the contrary - если я не услышу чего-нибудь иного, противоположного; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CONTRARY — прил. противоположный - contrary to contract - contrary to law - contrary to - on the contrary
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
CONTRARY — 1. _n. нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность; on the contrary наоборот; to the contrary в обратном смысле, иначе; unless I hear …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CONTRARY — противоположный, обратный; противный; противоречащий contrary to law — незаконный, противозаконный, противоправный; to the contrary — в обратном смысле, иначе; unless the contrary is …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
CONTRARY — 1. сущ. 1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность (тж. the contrary) His actions are contrary to the rules ≈ Он действует …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRARY — a. contrari, adversi; (noun) contrarie (-etá). ON THE ~: in contrari
English interlingue dictionary
CONTRARY — laban
English-Visayan vocabulary
CONTRARY — I. noun (plural -traries) Etymology: Middle English contrarie, from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, from Latin, adjective, opposite, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTRARY — (n.) See Contraries.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — (n.) the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See …
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — (n.) An opponent; an enemy.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — (n.) A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — (a.) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — (a.) Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — (a.) Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — ( n. ) the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — ( n. ) See Contraries.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — ( n. ) An opponent; an enemy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — ( n. ) A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — ( a. ) Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — ( a. ) Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — ( a. ) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — adv. in opposition, against, counter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONTRARY — adj. contradictory, opposed; stubborn, obstinate
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONTRARY — n. something which is opposite
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONTRARY — n. to the contrary on the contrary contrary to by contraries
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONTRARY — n. Pronunciation: same as 2 Function: adverb Date: 15th century : CONTRARIWISE , CONTRARILY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONTRARY — n. Pronunciation: ' kän- ˌ trer- ē , - ˌ tre-r ē , 4 often k ə n- ' trer- …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONTRARY — n. Pronunciation: ' kän- ˌ trer- ē , - ˌ tre-r ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -trar · ies …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONTRARY — [ 'kɒntrəri ] ■ adjective 1》 (often ~ to ) opposite in nature, direction, or meaning. 2》 (of two or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONTRARY — I contrar|y noun; adjective 'different, opposed' BrE AmE ˈkɒntr ə r |i AmE ˈkɑːn trer |i ▷ contrar|ies iz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONTRARY — 1. Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are ~ to each other are completely different from each other. This view is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CONTRARY — Synonyms and related words : abjuratory, abnegative, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipode, antipodean, antipodes, antipole, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTRARY — n. Function: adverb Synonyms: AGAIN 5, contra, contrariwise, contrawise, conversely, oppositely, vice versa
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONTRARY — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: OPPOSITE , antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, converse, counter, diametric, polar, reverse 2 Synonyms: ANTIPATHETIC 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONTRARY — n. Function: noun Synonyms: OPPOSITE , antipode, antipole, antithesis, contra, contradictory, converse, counter, counterpole, reverse
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONTRARY — a. 1. Opposite, opposing, adverse, opposed, counter. 2. Antagonistic, conflicting, contradictory, counteracting, retroactive, repugnant. 3. ( Colloq. ) Perverse, humorsome, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CONTRARY — I. noun Synonyms: opposite , antipode, antipole, antithesis, contra, contradictory, converse, counter, counterpole, reverse II. adjective 1. Synonyms: opposite , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

Cambridge English vocab

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