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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (3)

1. in a contrary disobedient manner;
[syn: perversely, contrarily, contrariwise]

2. with the order reversed;
- Example: "she hates him and vice versa"
[syn: vice versa, the other way around, contrariwise]

3. contrary to expectations;
- Example: "he didn't stay home on the contrary, he went out with his friends";
[syn: contrarily, to the contrary, contrariwise, on the contrary]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Contrariwise \Con"tra*ri*wise\ (? or ?), adv. 1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. [1913 Webster] Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. --1 Pet. iii. 9. [1913 Webster] 2. In a contrary order; conversely. [1913 Webster] Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

contrariwise adv 1: in a contrary disobedient manner [syn: perversely, contrarily, contrariwise] 2: with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa" [syn: vice versa, the other way around, contrariwise] 3: 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]