1opposite in nature, direction, or meaning:he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal
(of two or more statements, beliefs, etc.) opposed to one another:his mother had given him contrary messages
(of a wind) blowing in the opposite direction to one’s course; unfavourable.
Logic (of two propositions) so related that one or neither but not both must be true.Compare with contradictory.
2 /kənˈtrɛːri/ perversely inclined to disagree or to do the opposite of what is expected or desired:she is sulky and contrary where her work is concerned
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1 (the contrary) the opposite:an Act applies only to the United Kingdom unless the contrary is expressed
2 Logic a contrary proposition.
contrary to
conflicting with or running counter to:contrary to his expectations, he found the atmosphere exciting
on (or quite) the contrary
used to intensify a denial of what has just been implied or stated by suggesting that the opposite is the case:there was no malice in her; on the contrary, she was very kind
to the contrary
with the opposite meaning or implication:he continued to drink despite medical advice to the contrary