Contrary meaning

1. How is contrary used?
2. What does it mean when something is contrary?
3. What is contrary example?
4. Can you describe a person as contrary?

How is contrary used?

You can use on the contrary when you are disagreeing strongly with something that has just been said or implied, or are making a strong negative reply. 'People just don't do things like that. '—'On the contrary, they do them all the time. '

What does it mean when something is contrary?

1 : a fact or condition incompatible with another : opposite —usually used with the. 2 : one of a pair of opposites. 3a : a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 2a) so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true — compare subcontrary.

What is contrary example?

The definition of contrary is someone or something that is opposite to something else or is unfavorable. An example of contrary is two people having very different opinions about something. ... (music) Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval. Playing scales in contrary motion.

Can you describe a person as contrary?

A contrary person wants to disagree with and annoy other people: He doesn't really mean it - he's just being contrary.