1. (a.) Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.

2. (a.) Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.

3. (a.) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.

4. (a.) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.

5. (n.) A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.

6. (n.) An opponent; an enemy.

7. (n.) the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1.

8. (n.) See Contraries.