'Contrariwise' definitions:
Definition of 'contrariwise'
From: WordNet
adverb
In a contrary disobedient manner [syn: perversely, contrarily, contrariwise]
adverb
With the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa" [syn: vice versa, the other way around, contrariwise]
adverb
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]
Definition of 'Contrariwise'
From: GCIDE
- Contrariwise \Con"tra*ri*wise\ (? or ?), adv.
- 1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. [1913 Webster]
- Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. --1 Pet. iii. 9. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In a contrary order; conversely. [1913 Webster]
- Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]