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contrariwise definition

con·trari·wise (kän′trer′ē wīz′; for 3, often kən trer′ē wīz′)

adverb

  1. on the contrary; from the opposite point of view
  2. in the opposite way; in a reversed order, direction, etc.
  3. perversely

Etymology: ME < contrary + -wise

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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