Associations to the word «Contrarious»

Noun

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Wiktionary

CONTRARIOUS, adjective. (archaic) (of persons) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
CONTRARIOUS, adjective. (archaic) (of things) Harmful, vexatious.

Dictionary definition

CONTRARIOUS, adjective. Difficult to deal with.

Wise words

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