CONTRARIETY Con`tra*ri"e*ty n.; pl. Contrarieties. Etym: [L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrariété.]
1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses. South.
2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency. How can these contrarieties agree Shak.
Syn.
— Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.
CONTRARILY
Con"tra*ri*ly or
Defn: (adv. In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.
CONTRARINESS
Con"tra*ri*ness, n.
Defn: state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinancy.
CONTRARIOUS Con*tra"ri*ous, a. Etym: [LL. contrariosus: cf. OF. contrarios contralius.]
Defn: Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse. [Archaic] Milton.
She flew contrarious in the face of God. Mrs. Browning.