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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.
[contrary and wise, manner.] On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.
Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. 1 Peter 3.

Definition 2024


contrariwise

contrariwise

English

Adverb

contrariwise (not comparable)

  1. 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
  2. on the other hand

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