Meanings
comparative more contrarious · superlative most contrarious
- archaicTending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
Synonyms: contradictory, lippy, refractory, willful
- archaicHarmful, vexatious.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveTending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
antonym(s) of “persons”
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecharacterized by self-willed opposition
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latincontrāriōsus
- Old Frenchcontrarious
- Middle Englishcontrarious
- Englishcontrarious
From contrary + -ous, from Middle English contrarious, from Old French contrarious, from Late Latin contrāriōsus.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch dwars, tegendraads
- dwarspersons
- tegendraadspersons
- onhandelbaarpersons
French contraire
- contrairepersons
Romanian contrar, potrivnic
- contrarpersons
- potrivnicpersons
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with contrarious
Cite this entry
contrarious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrarious
“contrarious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrarious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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