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contrariwise
[kon-trer-ee-wahyz, kuhn-trair-]
adverb
in the opposite direction or way.
on the contrary; in direct opposition to a statement, attitude, etc.
contrariwise
/ ˈɒԳٰəɪˌɲɪ /
adverb
from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
in the reverse way or direction
in a contrary manner
Word History and Origins
Origin of contrariwise1
Example Sentences
about, contrariwise, sweet relish, because somehow a cloying element is desirable with fish?
The aura of evitability haunts this tale; so does, contrariwise, the mounting helplessness of those who were deeply offended by the Nazis but unable to stop them.
The contrariwise case has long been China, with its amazing expansion.
At the same time, contrariwise, McEwan also wants to locate his novel in what he calls "the family division" of English prose, the "morally centred fiction of George Eliot, Conrad, James and even Austen".
Casting them contrariwise subverts the clichés in their characters.
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