CONTRARIANT

contrariant. Contrariant, a. contradictory, cross, inconsistent

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Con‐tra″ri‐ant (?), a. [[LL. contrarians, p. pr. of contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant, p. pr. of contrarier to contradict. See Contrary.]] Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory. The struggles of contrariant factions. Coleridge.