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contrarious

UK/kənˈtɹɛəɹi.əs/US/kənˈtɹɛɹi.əs/

contrarious adjective: tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.

Adjective

contrarious (comparative more contrarious, superlative most contrarious)

  1. (archaic) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
  2. (archaic) Harmful, vexatious.

Synonyms of contrarious

Antonyms

Forms of contrarious

comparativemore contrarious
superlativemost contrarious

Origin of contrarious

From contrary + -ous, from Middle English contrarious, from Old French contrarious, from Late Latin contrāriōsus.

Words formed from contrarious

Words that rhyme with contrarious

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Questions about contrarious

What does contrarious mean?
Contrarious means tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
What part of speech is contrarious?
Contrarious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce contrarious?
Contrarious is pronounced /kənˈtɹɛəɹi.əs/ (UK).

Words near contrarious in the dictionary

  1. contrariety
  2. contrarily
  3. contrariness
  4. contrarinesses
  5. contrariosity
  6. contrarious
  7. contrariously
  8. contrariousness
  9. contrarities
  10. contrarity
  11. contrariways

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