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contrariwise
CIDE DICTIONARY
contrariwise, adv.
- On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. [1913 Webster]"Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing." [1913 Webster]
- In a contrary order; conversely. [1913 Webster]"Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
contrariwise, adv.
1 on the other hand.
2 in the opposite way.
3 perversely.
1 on the other hand.
2 in the opposite way.
3 perversely.
Etymology
ME f. CONTRARY + -WISE
ROGET THESAURUS
contrariwise
Contrariety
N contrariety, contrast, foil, antithesis, oppositeness, contradiction, antagonism, clashing, repugnance, inversion, the opposite, the reverse, the inverse, the converse, the antipodes, the antithesis, the other extreme, contrary, contrarious, contrariant, opposite, counter, dead against, converse, reverse, opposed, antithetical, contrasted, antipodean, antagonistic, opposing, conflicting, inconsistent, contradictory, at cross purposes, negative, hostile, differing toto coelo, diametrically opposite, diametrically opposed, as opposite as black and white, as opposite as light and darkness, as opposite as fire and water, as opposite as the poles, as different as night and day, Hyperion to a satyr, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, no such thing, just the other way, tout au contraire, contrarily, contra, contrariwise, per contra, on the contrary, nay rather, vice versa, on the other hand, all concord's born of contraries, Thesis, antithesis, synthesis.For further exploring for "contrariwise" in Webster Dictionary Online