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Webster 1913 Edition
Contrarious
Con-tra′ri-ous
,Adj.
[LL.
contrariosus
: cf. OF. contrarios
contralius
.] Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse.
[Archaic]
Milton.
She flew
contrarious
in the face of God. Mrs. Browning.
Webster 1828 Edition
Contrarious
CONTRARIOUS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
contrarious
contrarious
English
Adjective
contrarious (comparative more contrarious, superlative most contrarious)
- (archaic, of persons) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
- (archaic, of things) Harmful, vexatious.
Related terms
terms related to contrarious (adjective)
Synonyms
- (persons): contradictory, lippy, refractory, willful
Antonyms
- (persons): cooperative
Translations
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Old French
Alternative forms
- contrarieus
- contrarios
- contrarius
Adjective
contrarious m (oblique and nominative feminine singular contrariouse)
- maddening; irritating
- angry; angered
Descendants
- English: contrarious