contrariwise

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contrariwise

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From Middle English contrary-wyse; equivalent to contrary + -wise.

adjective

literary, not comparable In the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction.

adverb contrawise · contrarywise

literary, not comparable In the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction. If Burd Ellen had gone “widishins" round the church, she would, I think, have used the best homoeopathic specific against the Elf-King's power; for "to go widishins" was the chief element in elfin practices, and if mortals wished to resist or unspell elf-craft, they, too, had "to go widershins," or
literary, not comparable on the other hand

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@misc{contrariwise_2026,
  title = {contrariwise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contrariwise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}