opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.-opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.-given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.-affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.-a thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.-an opponent; an enemy.-the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. see converse, n., 1.-see contraries.