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contrary
Noun
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The contrary is the opposite of an idea, sentence, etc.
It is best to believe people are good, at least until the contrary is shown.
This is not necessarily bad; on the contrary, it is sometimes quite useful.
contrary
Preposition
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If an act or idea is contrary to something, it is against it.
The president's actions are contrary to the constitution and therefore illegal.
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You use "contrary to mathx/math, mathy/math" when people believe mathx/math, but in fact mathy/math is true.
Contrary to popular belief, Eskimos don't have huge numbers of 'snow' words.
What she told me was contrary to everything I had ever heard.
"On the contrary",which is from Hamlet
contrary
Adjective
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A contrary view, sentence, etc. is opposite to other ones.
The contrary view is that these kind of projects are a waste of money.
The only thoughts he had were contrary ones.
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A contrary person tries to be different from other people or does not often agree with others.
sexual
Adjective
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If something is sexual it has to do with sex.
Your sexual comments are not welcome.