CONTRARIOUS

contrarious, cross-grained

(adjective) difficult to deal with

Source: WordNet® 3.1

contrarious (comparative more contrarious, superlative most contrarious)

(archaic, of persons) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.

(archaic, of things) Harmful, vexatious.

• (persons): contradictory, lippy, refractory, willful

• (persons): cooperative

Source: Wiktionary

Con*tra"ri*ous, a. Etym: [LL. contrariosus: cf. OF. contrarios contralius.]

Definition: Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse. [Archaic] Milton. She flew contrarious in the face of God. Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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26 November 2024

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards

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