adjective
kan trer i [or] kən trer i
1. totally different; opposite.
example: You and I hold contrary views.
example: The two boys headed off in contrary directions.
2. not favorable; adverse.
example: Cloudy skies and high winds are contrary conditions for ballooning.
3. stubbornly averse; willful.
example: It’s hard to like such a spoiled and contrary child as he is.
example: I just thought we might go to a movie; you don’t have to be so contrary!
noun
kan trer i
1. something opposite or totally different from something else.
example: His opinion was the contrary of mine.
2. one of two contrary or totally different things.
adverb
kan trer i
in opposition; counter.
example: The election outcome ran contrary to our expectations.