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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contrariwise \Con"tra*ri*wise\ (? or ?), 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contrariwise adv 1: in a contrary disobedient manner [syn: {perversely}, {contrarily}] 2: with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa" [syn: {vice versa}, {the other way around}] 3: contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn: {contrarily}, {to the contrary}, {on the contrary}]
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