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Webster 1913 Edition
Contrariant
Con-tra′ri-ant
,Adj.
[LL.
contrarians
, p. pr. of contrariare
to oppose, fr. L. contrarius
: cf. F. contrariant
, p. pr. of contrarier
to contradict. See Contrary
.] Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.
[R.]
The struggles of
contrariant
factions. Coleridge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Contrariant
CONTRARIANT
,Adj.