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单词 contrarious
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Definition of contrarious in US English:

contrarious

adjective kənˈtrerēəskənˈtrerēəs
archaic
  • 1Perverse; refractory.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • D minor was traditionally regarded as a key both ‘obscure’ and a shade perilous, as was the Dorian mode it derived from; the piece falls, with the impetuosity of youth, into more contrarious sections than does any of the later toccatas.
  • 2Opposed; unfavorable.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The working of the party became less democratic and more bureaucratic, while certain questionable practices, like sending contrarious members to distant posts, developed unchecked.

Definition of contrarious in US English:

contrarious

adjectivekənˈtrerēəs
archaic
  • 1Perverse; refractory.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • D minor was traditionally regarded as a key both ‘obscure’ and a shade perilous, as was the Dorian mode it derived from; the piece falls, with the impetuosity of youth, into more contrarious sections than does any of the later toccatas.
  • 2Opposed; unfavorable.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The working of the party became less democratic and more bureaucratic, while certain questionable practices, like sending contrarious members to distant posts, developed unchecked.
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