contrariwise
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
contrariwise (not comparable)
- (literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
- 1955, Philip Larkin, “Absences”, in The Less Deceived:
- Rain patters on a sea that tilts and sighs. / Fast-running floors, collapsing into hollows, / Tower suddenly, spray-haired. Contrariwise, / A wave drops like a wall: another follows, / Wilting and scrambling
- (literary) on the other hand
Alternative forms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- (on the contrary): See also Thesaurus:contrarily
Translations[edit]
on the contrary — see on the contrary
on the other hand — see on the other hand