CONTRARY

Contrary

Contrary was a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse. She was created by Gerard Jones and Martin Egeland and first appeared in the series Freex, though she was better known as the founder of Ultraforce.

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contrary

Noun

  1. The opposite.
  2. One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true.

Verb

  1. To oppose; to frustrate.
  2. To impugn.
  3. To contradict (someone or something).
  4. To do the opposite of (someone or something).
  5. To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
  6. To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
  7. To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

Adjective

  1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
    contrary winds
  2. Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
  3. Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
    a contrary disposition; a contrary child

Adverb

  1. Contrarily


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