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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRARIOUS

contrarious  [kənˈtrɛərɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTRARIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contrarious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONTRARIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contrarious in the English dictionary

The definition of contrarious in the dictionary is perverse or obstinate. Other definition of contrarious is unfavourable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTRARIOUS


Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
Arius
ˈɛərɪəs
Briareus
braɪˈɛərɪəs
calcareous
kælˈkɛərɪəs
carious
ˈkɛərɪəs
denarius
dɪˈnɛərɪəs
Galerius
ɡəˈlɛərɪəs
gregarious
ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
malarious
məˈlɛərɪəs
Marius
ˈmɛərɪəs
multifarious
ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəs
nefarious
nɪˈfɛərɪəs
precarious
prɪˈkɛərɪəs
retiarius
ˌriːtɪˈɛərɪəs
Sagittarius
ˌsædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs
stercorarious
ˌstɜːkəˈrɛərɪəs
Stradivarius
ˌstrædɪˈvɛərɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs
vicarious
vɪˈkɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRARIOUS

contrapuntal
contrapuntalist
contrapuntally
contrapuntist
contrarian
contraries
contrarieties
contrariety
contrarily
contrariness
contrariously
contrariousness
contrariwise
contrary
contrasexual
contrast
contrast medium
contrastable
contrasting
contrastive

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRARIOUS

bi-curious
curious
deleterious
delicious
delirious
furious
glorious
illustrious
industrious
inglorious
injurious
laborious
lugubrious
luxurious
meritorious
mysterious
notorious
serious
spurious
vainglorious
victorious

Synonyms and antonyms of contrarious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contrarious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTRARIOUS

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Translator English - Chinese

contrarious
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contrarious
570 millions of speakers

English

contrarious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

contrarious
380 millions of speakers
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contrarious
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

contrarious
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contrarious
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

contrarious
260 millions of speakers

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contrarious
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sebaliknya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

widrigsten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

contrarious
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

contrarious
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contrarious
85 millions of speakers
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contrarious
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

contrarious
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिकूल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

, zıt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contrarious
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

contrarious
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

contrarious
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contrarious
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

contrarious
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

contrarious
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

contrarious
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

contrarious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contrarious

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRARIOUS»

The term «contrarious» is used very little and occupies the 174.637 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRARIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contrarious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contrarious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contrarious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRARIOUS»

Discover the use of contrarious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contrarious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Middle English Dictionary: C.5
Leet Bk. 384: To subdue & pun- ysshe all mysdoers & disobeyers of owr lawez & be con- trar yours of gode rulez. contrarious adj. Also contrarous; cp. contrarie. [ ML contrariosus & OF contrar'tos, -Teus.] l. Of paired entities: opposing, opposite;  ...
Hans Kurath, 1960
2
The Courage of Doing Philosophy: Essays Presented to Leszek ...
In a paradigmatic case, α's φing is contrarious when α φs (α's φing is an action of α), α believes that someone expects that α not φ, α wants to act contrary to that person's expectations and this belief and desire actually explain α's φing.
Jerzy Brzezinski, Theo A. F. Kuipers, 2007
3
Peerage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical ...
And the archbishop of Develyn, justice Bermyngham, and the recorder of Develyn, with man other nobles, brought him thither; and that night he took his ship, and lay at Rode all that night, the wind being contrarious unto him; and the ships so ...
Arthur Collins, 1756
4
A Supplement to the Four Volumes of The Peerage of England: ...
Thursday, the last Day of July, The Ships were gotten out of the said Road, and because the Wind was contrarious, he could make no Sail ; and that Night lay beside a Place, called Houtbe. Friday, the first Day of August, the Wind being still  ...
Arthur Collins, 1750
5
The Pathogenic Cyclopaedia: A Systematic Arrangement and ...
Contrarious humour ; he has no desire to see his friends. Hllra. — Slovenly, contrarious character. Kali carbonicillll. Contrarious humour; she demands with impatience, is content with nothing, falls into a violent passion when anything does not ...
Robert Ellis Dudgeon, 1850
6
The Peerage of England: Containing a Genealogical and ...
And the Archbishop of Develyn, Justice Bermyngham, and the Recorder of Develyn, with many other nobles, brought him thither; and that night he took his ship, and lay at Rode all that night, the wind being contrarious unto -him; and the ships ...
Arthur Collins, 1779
7
The Sea and Englishness in the Middle Ages: Maritime ...
these same procuratours in her viage at this tyme be taryed by tempests contrarious wyndes or ellis be swich other cause reasonable they mighten be yowre godly and gracious mediacion ben fully had [sic] excused. (fol. 94v)42 This letter ...
Sebastian I. Sobecki, 2011
8
The peerage of England. 3 vols. [in 4. Sig. N6,7 of vol. 1, ...
And the Archbishop of Develyn, Justice Bermyngham, and the Recorder of Develyn, with many other nobles, brought him thither; and that night he took his ship, and lay at Rode all that night, the wind being contrarious unto him; and the ships ...
Arthur Collins, Baruch Longmate, 1779
9
The Pathogenetic Cyclopaedia: Chapters 1-3.-v.2. Chapters 4-15
Contrarious humour ; he has no desire to see his friends. Hura. — Slovenly, contrarious character. Kali Carbonicum. Contrarious humour; she demands with impatience, is content with nothing, falls into a violent passion when anything does ...
Robert Ellis Dudgeon, 1850
10
The Riverside Chaucer
For contrarious thynges ne ben nat wont to ben ifelaschiped togydre. Nature refuseth that contrarious thynges ben ijoygned. And so, as I am in certeyn that ryght wykkyd folk han dignytees ofte tyme, thanne scheweth it wel that dignytees and ...
Geoffrey Chaucer, Larry Dean Benson, 2008

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRARIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contrarious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul - The unostentatious servant of West Indies …
A harmonious juxtaposition of batting styles which couldn't be more contrarious. It was Lara who first came to Chanderpaul's defence when he ... «Sportskeeda, Jun 15»
2
Are Indians killing their traditions? Banna Creations discusses
Aishwarya says they have even walked away from transactions when contrarious customers solicit bargains and refuse to relent. 100_3131. «YourStory.com, Feb 15»
3
Inner Peace Part 2: Mirror and Furnace
All our peace, while we be in this mortal life, standest more in meek suffering of troubles, and of things that be contrarious unto us, than in not ... «Patheos, Jun 14»
4
Remembering Jose Rizal: 151 Years After
Is this aleatory, contrarious, unpredictable group the pretext, topic, occasion or effect of what is happening? As the comparatist anthropologist ... «Bay Area Indymedia, Jun 12»
5
ArtsBeat | 'Mad Men' Recap: All They Want Is the Moon
Contrarious moods of men recoil away. And isolate pure spirits, and permit. A place to stand and love in for a day, With darkness and the ... «New York Times, Oct 09»

REFERENCE
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