contrary 3
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
resistant to guidance or discipline
Examples
- 1.wayward behavior
- 2.a perverse mood
- 3.Mary Mary quite contrary
- 4.an obstinate child with a violent temper
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
contrarily 1
adverb
in a contrary disobedient manner
EnglishDerivationally related form
contrariness 1
noun
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
Similar_to
disobedient 1
adjective
not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
