Definizione monolingua

contrary

contrary (third-person singular simple present contraries, present participle contrarying, simple past and past participle contraried)

1. (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
   • 1603, John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.47:

     The Athenians having left the enemie in their owne land, for to pass into Sicilie, had very ill successe, and were much contraried by fortune [...].

2. (obsolete) To impugn.
3. (obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:

     ‘Madame,’ seyde Sir Palomydes, ‘ye may say what ye woll – I may nat contrary you – but, by my knyghthod, I knew nat my lorde Sir Trystram.’

4. (obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something).
5. (obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
6. (obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
7. (obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

contrary (plural contraries)

1. The opposite.
2. One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true.

contrary (comparative more contrary, superlative most contrary)

1. opposed in nature
2. strongly dissimilar

contrary (comparative more contrary, superlative most contrary)

1. Contrarily

Definizione dizionario contrary

	contrario
	A relation of direct opposition.

contrariare

contrasto

inverso

opposto

Altri significati:

(obsolete) To impugn.

(obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true.

Contrarily

(obsolete) To do the opposite of ( '''someone''' or '''something''' ).

strongly dissimilar

(obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).

The opposite.

opposed in nature

(obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.

Resistant to guidance or discipline.

(obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.

(obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition '''to''' .