contrary
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~ resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
contrary
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~ very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
contrary
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~ in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
contrary
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~ of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
contrasting
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~ strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"
contrastive
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~ of words so related that one contrasts with the other; "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms"
contrastive
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~ strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"
contrastive
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~ syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence; "disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function"
contrasty
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~ having sharp differences between black and white
contributing
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~ tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"
contributive
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~ tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"
contributory
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~ tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"
contrite
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~ feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
contrived
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~ showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending"
contrived
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~ artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
controllable
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~ capable of being controlled
controlled
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~ restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs"
controlling
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~ able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"
controversial
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~ marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"
contumacious
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~ wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient; "a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment"