Definition of Contrariwise

Con´tra`ri`wise
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.


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contrarily, perversely


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