• 1. opposed in nature, position, etc
• 2. perverse; obstinate
• 3. (esp of wind) adverse; unfavourable
• 4. (of plant parts) situated at right angles to each other
• 5. (of a pair of propositions) related so that they cannot both be true at once, although they may both be false together - Compare subcontrary contradictory
• 6. the exact opposite (esp in the phrase to the contrary )
• 7. either of two exactly opposite objects, facts, or qualities
• 8. a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is...

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