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Meanings of contrariwise in English
Portuguese
em frente Contrary to expectations; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
Portuguese
vice-versa 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
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.
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 contrariwise in English
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.
6
Mirth cannot be excessive, but is always good; contrariwise, Melancholy is always bad.
7
Now they rocked backward and forward together, and again they rocked quite contrariwise.
8
The young, have an edge which they are desirous of blunting; the old contrariwise.
9
Pleasure in itself is not bad but good: contrariwise, pain in itself is bad.
10
We shoot obliquely and in different situations of ground, from heights downwards and contrariwise.
11
But her very gladness appeared to affect contrariwise the troubled mood of her lover.
12
In the mountains, meanwhile, the trend, contrariwise, was upward-allupward.
13
Nay, contrariwise, the Pharisee, by commending of himself, makes himself much the worse, ver.
14
Now contrariwise, if you please, let us look into hell.
15
Yet, contrariwise, bundles of notes and bars of gold are regularly filched from Pasquale's safe.
16
Therefore it is not lawful to pass contrariwise from the episcopal to the religious state.
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