CONTRARY

I. noun (plural -traries) Etymology: Middle English contrarie, from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, from Latin, adjective, opposite, adverse, from contra opposite Date: 13th century a fact or condition incompatible with another ; opposite , one of a pair of opposites, 3. a proposition so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true, either of two terms (as good and evil ) that cannot both be affirmed of the same subject, II. adjective Date: 14th century being so different as to be at opposite extremes ; opposite , being not in conformity with what is usual or expected , unfavorable , temperamentally unwilling to accept control or advice, contrarily adverb contrariness noun Synonyms: see: ~ see: opposite III. adverb Date: 15th century contrariwise , contrarily