contrary definition

1. exact opposition
• examples: public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty
2. a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
3. very opposed in nature or character or purpose
• examples: acts contrary to our code of ethics
• examples: the facts point to a contrary conclusion
4. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
• examples: `hot' and `cold' are contrary terms
5. resistant to guidance or discipline
• examples: Mary Mary quite contrary
• examples: an obstinate child with a violent temper
• examples: a perverse mood
• examples: wayward behavior