Etymology

contrarious

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Today it means: Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue. Full definition →

Middle English contrarious ← Old French contrarious ← Late Latin contrāriōsus
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromcontrāriōsus
  2. Old French · derived fromcontrarious
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcontrarious
  4. English todaycontrarious

From contrary + -ous, from Middle English contrarious, from Old French contrarious, from Late Latin contrāriōsus.

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