Contrariant

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contrariant \Con*tra"ri*ant\, a. [LL. contrarians, p. pr. of
     contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant,
     p. pr. of contrarier to contradict. See {Contrary}.]
     Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.
     [R.]
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           The struggles of contrariant factions.   --Coleridge.
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