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Meanings of contrarily in English
Portuguese
em frente Contrary to expectations; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
Synonyms
Examples for "perversely"
Examples for "perversely"
1
These oddball science fiction flops are original in sometimes perversely derivative ways.
2
The rise of Trump has led, perversely, to the revival of Obama.
3
Oh, she's a viper, yes, and, perversely, Rodrigo admires her for it.
4
I do not believe that humanity is perversely astray, hurrying to destruction.
5
Adieu, my dearest Susan, I wish matters did not go so perversely.
1
Indeed, the Government forces seemed to tend contrariwise to big business practices.
2
But luckily no harm came of this, but, contrariwise, a lasting good.
3
But, unluckily for her ladyship, its effect had been exactly contrariwise.
4
The most gifted of them coldly devoted themselves to working contrariwise.
5
I sent for thee to curse my enemies: and thou contrariwise blessest them.
1
He said the Government would present a scientific opinion to the contrary.
2
But most of the empirical evidence thus far points to the contrary.
3
That's often not the case with you, despite appearances to the contrary.
4
Despite arguments to the contrary, he played rather well in South Africa.
5
Despite all the evidence to the contrary, he knew this was true.
1
The Senate, on the contrary, lost both in power and in prestige.
2
Not the least in the world: on the contrary, a confirmed mystic.
3
The idea did not frighten me; on the contrary, it comforted me.
4
Our position in the creek on the contrary was close and confined.
5
But he was not injured; on the contrary, he felt energized, stronger.
Usage of contrarily in English
1
I feel exhausted, sure, but contrarily swell about myself, like the best daughter.
2
It behaves in this respect quite contrarily to a metallic conductor.
3
Is there anything you dislike in me that you act so contrarily to my wishes?
4
It seems that Hen's more than contrarily stubborn lately.
5
This is true of the eccentricities, but Mars's orbit plane, contrarily, has a small inclination.
6
In fact, London has done contrarily well out of cornering the niche market in Weird Clothes.
7
The bulls, contrarily, persist in behaving as if they had inside information of a superior value.
8
A social media presence can take you far, or contrarily be responsible for your lack of movement.
9
And contrarily it was the same familiarity which limned his faults so clearly and perhaps exaggerated them.
10
A so-called practical philosopher, on the other hand, is one who, contrarily, deduces his action from ideas.
11
Perchance there is as strong a will as thine, compelling the Hathors contrarily to thine own desires.
12
But contrarily, her record confirms her endorsement of and active participation in the oppression of Black women.
13
In the clean, smooth paths of the middle sky and highest up in air, drift, unshepherded, small flocks ranging contrarily.
14
India were contrarily nervous.
15
The continuing fruits of this partnership -their second, contrarily titled collaboration, Strict Joy-will be released in the last week of October.
16
God threatens to punish all those who transgress these commandments; we should therefore dread His displeasure and not act contrarily to these commandments.
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