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Webster 1913 Edition

Contrariant

Con-tra′ri-ant

,
Adj.
[LL.
contrarians
, p. pr. of
contrariare
to oppose, fr. L.
contrarius
: cf. F.
contrariant
, p. pr. of
contrarier
to contradict. See
Contrary
.]
Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.
[R.]
The struggles of
contrariant
factions.
Coleridge.

Webster 1828 Edition

Contrariant

CONTRARIANT

,
Adj.
Contradictory; opposite; inconsistent. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

contrariant

contrariant

English

Adjective

contrariant ‎(comparative more contrariant, superlative most contrariant)

  1. contrary; opposed; antagonistic; contradictory
    • Coleridge
      The struggles of contrariant factions.

French

Verb

contrariant

  1. present participle of contrarier

Etymology

Late Latin contrarians, present participle of contrariare ‎(“to oppose”).

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