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contrarious

/kuhn-trair-ee-uhs/US // kənˈtrɛər i əs //UK // (kənˈtrɛərɪəs) //

矛盾的,矛盾,对立的,反差大

Related Words

antagonistic对抗性的,对抗性,对抗性强,敌对性difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的impossible不可能,不可能的事,不可能的,不可能的事情inimical对立的,对等的,对立面,对立inimitable无与伦比的,独特的,独一无二的,无与伦比ornery愤怒的人,忧郁的人,脾气暴躁的人,鸟人perverse反常的,反常,乖张,悖逆的refractory耐火,耐火性,耐火的,耐火材料wayward向上,向前,向上的,向往的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Chiefly Appalachian. perverse; refractory.
    • : Archaic. adverse; unfavorable.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.contrary
Synonyms
antagonistic对抗性的,对抗性,对抗性强,敌对性difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的impossible不可能,不可能的事,不可能的,不可能的事情inimical对立的,对等的,对立面,对立inimitable无与伦比的,独特的,独一无二的,无与伦比ornery愤怒的人,忧郁的人,脾气暴躁的人,鸟人perverse反常的,反常,乖张,悖逆的refractory耐火,耐火性,耐火的,耐火材料wayward向上,向前,向上的,向往的

Examples

  • And what greater absurditie can there bee, then to say that one cure shall serue for diuers, nay, contrarious sortes of diseases?

  • It was the son who sang the ‘Death of Nelson’ under such contrarious circumstances.

  • It was just bitterly disappointing and contrarious that the one person he wished to see was a Commodore Graham.

  • But before he could set to work there came more "contrarious" orders.

  • They will be drowned going overland, after the contrarious way of the world.

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