• Contrariwise

    Origin

    contrary + -wise

    Full definition of contrariwise

    Adverb

    contrariwise

    1. in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
      • 1955, Philip Larkin, The Less Deceived Chapter Absences, 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
    2. on the other hand
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