contrari

n. [ see contrarian, a.. ] a person who habitually takes a view opposite to that held by the majority; as, the contrarians in the stock market prefer to sell when most analysts advise us to buy. [ PJC ]

a. [ LL. contrarians, p. pr. of contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant, p. pr. of contrarier to contradict. See Contrary. ] Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The struggles of contrariant factions. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Contrarily. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Pl. of Contrary, n. ] (Logic) Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n.; pl. Contrarieties [ L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrariété. ] 1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency. [ 1913 Webster ]

How can these contrarieties agree? Shak.

Syn. -- Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. contrariosus: cf. OF. contrarios contralius. ] Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse. [ Archaic ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

She flew contrarious in the face of God. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]