Contrariwise

2 definitions found

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

  Contrariwise \Con"tra*ri*wise\ (? or ?), adv.
     1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.
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              Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing;
              but contrariwise, blessing.           --1 Pet. iii.


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     2. In a contrary order; conversely.
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              Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the
              same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contrariwise
       adv 1: in a contrary disobedient manner [syn: {perversely}, {contrarily}]
       2: with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa"
          [syn: {vice versa}, {the other way around}]
       3: contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the
          contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn: {contrarily},
           {to the contrary}, {on the contrary}]