contrarious
adjUK /kənˈtɹɛəɹi.əs/ · US /kənˈtɹɛɹi.əs/
Etymology From contrary + -ous, from Middle English contrarious, from Old French contrarious, from Late Latin contrāriōsus.
1
Archaic, Of persons Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
2
Archaic, Of things Harmful, vexatious.
- Synonyms
- contradictory, lippy, refractory, willful
- Antonyms
- cooperative
- Derived terms
- contrariously, contrariousness
- Related terms
- contrariety, contrarily, contrariness, contrary