[syn: contrarily, to the contrary, contrariwise, on the contrary]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Contrariwise \Con"tra*ri*wise\ (? or ?), adv.
1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.
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Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing;
but contrariwise, blessing. --1 Pet. iii.
9.
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2. In a contrary order; conversely.
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Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the
same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise.
--Arbuthnot.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
contrariwise
adv 1: in a contrary disobedient manner [syn: perversely,
contrarily, contrariwise]
2: with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa" [syn:
vice versa, the other way around, contrariwise]
3: contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the
contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn: contrarily,
to the contrary, contrariwise, on the contrary]