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. [1913 Webster] Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. --1 Pet. iii. 9. [1913 Webster] 2. In a contrary order; conversely. [1913 Webster] Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 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}]
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