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English
Etymology
From Middle English contrary-wyse; equivalent to contrary + -wise.
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Adverb
contrariwise (not comparable)
- (literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
1955, Philip Larkin, “Absences”, in The Less Deceived:Rain patters on a sea that tilts and sighs. / Fast-running floors, collapsing into hollows, / Tower suddenly, spray-haired. Contrariwise, / A wave drops like a wall: another follows, / Wilting and scrambling
- (literary) on the other hand
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