contrary
kon tre ree
- n a relation of direct opposition
- n exact opposition
public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty - n a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
- s very opposed in nature or character or purpose
acts contrary to our code of ethics
the facts point to a contrary conclusion - s of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms - s resistant to guidance or discipline
Mary Mary quite contrary - s in an opposing direction
a contrary wind
- So it came as a surprise last week when a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that, contrary to earlier beliefs, taking fish-oil supplements .
- All those descriptions are obviously contrary to the facts, belittling ourselves and confusing the national identity.
- Levitt and his co-author Stephen Dubner argued, to the contrary, that "broken windows" was an illusion and that other factors, like the demographic changes brought about by the .