'Contrariant' definitions:
Definition of 'Contrariant'
From: GCIDE
- Contrariant \Con*tra"ri*ant\, a. [LL. contrarians, p. pr. of contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant, p. pr. of contrarier to contradict. See Contrary.] Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- The struggles of contrariant factions. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]