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contrariwise
[ kon-trer-ee-wahyz kuhn-trair- ]
adverb
- in the opposite direction or way.
- on the contrary; in direct opposition to a statement, attitude, etc.
contrariwise
/ ˈ°ìÉ’²Ô³Ù°ùÉ™°ùɪˌ·É²¹Éª³ú /
adverb
- from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
- in the reverse way or direction
- °ìÉ™²Ôˈ³Ù°ùɛə°ùɪˌ·É²¹Éª³ú in a contrary manner
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of contrariwise1
Example Sentences
What about, contrariwise, sweet relish, because somehow a cloying element is desirable with fish?
The aura of evitability haunts this tale; so does, contrariwise, the mounting helplessness of those who were deeply offended by the Nazis but unable to stop them.
The contrariwise case has long been China, with its amazing expansion.
At the same time, contrariwise, McEwan also wants to locate his novel in what he calls "the family division" of English prose, the "morally centred fiction of George Eliot, Conrad, James and even Austen".
Casting them contrariwise subverts the clichés in their characters.
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