plural of contrary

The state or quality of being contrarious.

(conjunctive) Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.

The state of being contrary

Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse. / Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent. / Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.

Contrarily

The opposite. / (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.

(obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate. / (obsolete) To impugn. / (obsolete) To contradict (someone or something). / (obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something).

(rare) A thing that is contrary or of opposite qualities.

contrary; opposed; antagonistic; contradictory