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contrariwise

contrariwise adjective: in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction.

Adjective

contrariwise (not comparable)

  1. (literary) In the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction.

Adverb

contrariwise (not comparable)

  1. (literary) In the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction.
    • If Burd Ellen had gone “widishins" round the church, she would, I think, have used the best homoeopathic specific against the Elf-King's power; for "to go widishins" was the chief element in elfin practices, and if mortals wished to resist or unspell elf-craft, they, too, had "to go widershins," or...1891 January 3, I. Gollancz, “Widishins”, in The Academy, London, page 14, column 3
    • Rain patters on a sea that tilts and sighs. / Fast-running floors, collapsing into hollows, / Tower suddenly, spray-haired. Contrariwise, / A wave drops like a wall: another follows, / Wilting and scrambling1955, Philip Larkin, “Absences”, in The Less Deceived
  2. (literary) on the other hand

contrariwise meaning in Bengali

contrariwise in Bengali

বিপরীত, উল্টো পদ্ধতিতে, ক্রমে, দিকে, অন্যদিকে

Forms of contrariwise

alternative formcontrawise
alternative formcontrarywise

Origin of contrariwise

From Middle English contrary-wyse; equivalent to contrary + -wise.

Questions about contrariwise

What does contrariwise mean?
Contrariwise means in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction.
What is contrariwise in Bengali?
Contrariwise in Bengali is বিপরীত, উল্টো পদ্ধতিতে, ক্রমে. See Contrariwise meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is contrariwise?
Contrariwise can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near contrariwise in the dictionary

  1. contrariously
  2. contrariousness
  3. contrarities
  4. contrarity
  5. contrariways
  6. contrariwise
  7. contrarotating
  8. contrarotation
  9. contrary
  10. contrary to
  11. contrary to all expectations

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