"contrariwise" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From Middle English contrary-wyse; equivalent to contrary + -wise. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|contrary-wyse}} Middle English contrary-wyse, {{suffix|en|contrary|wise}} contrary + -wise Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} contrariwise (not comparable)
  1. (literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction Tags: literary, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-contrariwise-en-adv-U~p7RRKT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54
  2. (literary) on the other hand Tags: literary, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-contrariwise-en-adv-HRnZa~7b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: contrawise, contrarywise Related terms: on the contrary

Alternative forms

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