Adjacent Words
To tell no store ofTo tell of
To tell off
To tell on
To tell tale of
To tend a vessel
to that
to that degree
to that effect
to that extent
To the backbone
to the best of ability
to the best of knowledge
To the bitter end
to the bone
to the dogs
to the effect
To the end
To the face
to the favor or for favor
to the fore
to the full
to the gills
to the good
to the gunwales
to the highest degree
to the hilt
To the last
to the left
to the letter
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
adv
1: contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn: contrarily, to the contrary, contrariwise, on the contrary]
Merriam Webster's
phrasal1. on the contrary2. notwithstanding
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Contrary Con"tra*ry, n.; pl. Contraries. 1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities. No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave. --Shak. 2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1. --Locke. 4. (Logic) See Contraries. On the contrary, in opposition; on the other hand. --Swift. To the contrary, to an opposite purpose or intent; on the other side. ``They did it, not for want of instruction to the contrary.'' --Bp. Stillingfleet.
