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Definition: Contrarily |
ContrarilyAdverb1. In a contrary disobedient manner. 2. Contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "contrarily" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1651. (references) |
Synonyms: ContrarilySynonyms: contrariwise (adv), on the contrary (adv), perversely (adv), to the contrary (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Contrariety | Adverb: contrarily; Adjective: contra, contrariwise, per contra, on the contrary, nay rather; vice versa; on the other hand; (in compensation). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Contrarily |
| English words defined with "contrarily": Contrariantly, Contrariously. (references) |
| "Contrarily" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Contrarily" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 9 | 117,287 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "contrarily"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 相反地 (Conversely, inversely, Oppositely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | entgegengesetzt (adverse, conflicting, contrary, contrasting, inverse, on the contrary, oposite, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, otherwise, reverse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | contrariamente (contrary to, counter, in spite of, on the contrary, reply). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 반대 으로 (inversely, Oppositely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ontrarilycay contrar (adverse, against, antipathic, bad, contrary, converse, counter, foul, opponent, opposed, opposite, retrograde, reverse), invers (about, backward, backwards, by contraries, contrariwise, converse, conversely, counter, inverse, inversely, opposed, opposite, reciprocally, reverse, topsy turvy, vice versa). (various references) tersine (against the grain, athwart, backward, backwards, contrariwise, conversely, crisscross, inversely, over, per contra, retro-), inatla (mulishly, obstinately), bilâkis (contrariwise, far from it, on the contrary, rather), aksine (by contrast with, contra, contrariwise, conversely, crisscross, in contradistinction for, in contradistinction to, on the contrary, per contra, rather). (various references) trái ngược (antagonistic, contrapositive, contrarious, contrary, cross), ngược lại (contrariwise, reverse, vice versa). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Contrarily" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: contrarly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "contrarily" (pronounced 'Con"tra*ri*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-n-o-r-r-t-y" | |
-2 letters: carrotin, caryotin, cilantro, contrail, contrary. | |
-3 letters: acyloin, anticly, carotin, carrion, carroty, carryon, clarion, clarity, cornily, orality, riantly, tricorn, trinary, tyronic. | |
-4 letters: action, aliyot, alnico, aortic, aroint, aroynt, artily, atonic, cairny, calory, cantor, carlin, caroli, carrot, carton, cation, catlin, citola, citral, citron, coital, contra, corral, cortin, craton, crayon, latino, lictor, litany, lorica, notary, oilcan. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-n-o-r-r-t-y" | |
+3 letters: acrylonitrile, intraocularly. | |
+4 letters: acrylonitriles, contemporarily, reconciliatory. | |
+5 letters: contradictorily, controversially, corynebacterial, counterrallying. | |
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