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Keywords: Proposition, Wayward, Perverse, Oppose, Repugnant

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Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.

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Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.

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Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.

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Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.

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