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Webster 1913 Edition
Contrariwise
Con′tra-ri-wise
(? or [GREEK])
, adv.
1.
On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but
contrariwise
, blessing. 1 Pet. iii. 9.
2.
In a contrary order; conversely.
Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act upon the solids, and
contrariwise
. Arbuthnot.
Webster 1828 Edition
Contrariwise
CONTRARIWISE
,adv.
Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. 1 Peter 3.
Definition 2024
contrariwise
contrariwise
English
Adverb
contrariwise (not comparable)
- in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
- 1955, Philip Larkin, “Absences”, in The Less Deceived:
- Rain patters on a sea that tilts and sighs. / Fast-running floors, collapsing into hollows, / Tower suddenly, spray-haired. Contrariwise, / A wave drops like a wall: another follows, / Wilting and scrambling
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- on the other hand
Translations
on the contrary — see on the contrary
on the other hand — see on the other hand