contrarily
contrarily adverb: in a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions.
Adverb
contrarily (comparative more contrarily, superlative most contrarily)
- In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions.
- Contrarily the iamb's weak element (= the iamb's Senkung) mostly is free in being either 1 or 2 m.u. long, which longnesses may be effected by *v* (1 m.u.), *vv* (2 m.u.), or *-* (2 m.u.)2000 March 9, Dr. Axel Bergmann, “Re: Aquilius (?), Latin metre”, in humantities.classics (Usenet)
- Contrarily to epithelial-genital strains, LGV and oculotropic strains do not encode a functional cytotoxin [81, 85 ].2015 July 25, “Chlamydia trachomatis In Vivo to In Vitro Transition Reveals Mechanisms of Phase Variation and Down-Regulation of Virulence Factors”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
- Synonyms:
- arse about face, backwards, contra, contrariwise, contrastedly, counter, gainwise, in contrast, reversedly
Synonyms of contrarily
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Forms of contrarily
| comparative | more contrarily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most contrarily |
Origin of contrarily
From contrary + -ly.
Questions about contrarily
- What does contrarily mean?
- Contrarily means in a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions.
- What part of speech is contrarily?
- Contrarily is an adverb.
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