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CONTRARIOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does contrarious mean?
• CONTRARIOUS (adjective)
The adjective CONTRARIOUS has 1 sense:
1. difficult to deal with
Familiarity information: CONTRARIOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Difficult to deal with
Synonyms:
contrarious; cross-grained
Similar:
obstinate; stubborn; unregenerate (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)
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