adj.
Perverse; inimical.
contrariously con·trar'i·ous·ly adv.
contrarious
Dictionary:
con·trar·i·ous (kən-trâr'ē-əs)  |
| Thesaurus: contrarious |
adjective
- Given to acting in opposition to others: balky, contrary, difficult, froward, impossible, ornery, perverse, wayward. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, support/oppose.
| WordNet: contrarious |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
difficult to deal with
Synonym: cross-grained
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| Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more |
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