contrawise

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English

Adverb

contrawise (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of contrariwise
    • 2013, Jack R. Lundbom, Writing Up Jeremiah: The Prophet and the Book, page 3:
      Contrawise, there are cases in which the longer text has the earmarks of conflation.