"contrarily" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more contrarily [comparative], most contrarily [superlative]
Etymology: contrary + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contrary|ly}} contrary + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} contrarily (comparative more contrarily, superlative most contrarily)
  1. In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions. Hypernyms: dissimilarly Hyponyms: back to front, cross-handed, inside out, on the contrary, upside down, vice versa Translations (in a contrary manner): contràriament (Catalan), kontraŭe (Esperanto), au contraire (French), contrairement (à) (French), contrariamente (Portuguese), în mod contrar (Romanian), în mod invers (Romanian), contrariamente (Spanish), på motsatt sätt (Swedish), tvärtom (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-contrarily-en-adv-KFmwpB0a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Synonyms: contrarily, arse about face [Australia, Britain, New-Zealand, slang, vulgar], backwards, contra, contrarily, contrariwise, contrastedly, counter, gainwise, in contrast, reversedly

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          "sense": "in a contrary manner",
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in a contrary manner",
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        },
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          "sense": "in a contrary manner",
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "in a contrary manner",
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          "sense": "in a contrary manner",
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a contrary manner",
      "word": "kontraŭe"
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      "sense": "in a contrary manner",
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      "sense": "in a contrary manner",
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      "sense": "in a contrary manner",
      "word": "contrariamente"
    },
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      "sense": "in a contrary manner",
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in a contrary manner",
      "word": "în mod invers"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a contrary manner",
      "word": "contrariamente"
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      "sense": "in a contrary manner",
      "word": "på motsatt sätt"
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      "sense": "in a contrary manner",
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