Contrarily

2 definitions found

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

  Contrarily \Con"tra*ri*ly\ (? or ?), adv.
     In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in
     opposite ways.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  contrarily
       adv 1: in a contrary disobedient manner [syn: {perversely}, {contrariwise}]
       2: contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the
          contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn: {to the
          contrary}, {contrariwise}, {on the contrary}]