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contrawise

contrawise is the alternative spelling of contrariwise.

contrawise is the alternative form of contrariwise.

Meaning of contrariwise

Adjective

contrariwise (not comparable)

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

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Questions about contrawise

What is contrawise the alternative spelling of?
Contrawise is the alternative spelling of contrariwise.

Words near contrawise in the dictionary

  1. contraversial
  2. contraversion
  3. contraversions
  4. contraversive
  5. contraversively
  6. contrawise
  7. contrayerva
  8. contrayervas
  9. Contrazy
  10. contre-jour
  11. contrecoup

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Adapted from Wiktionary: contrawise (page history and authors); contrariwise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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