adverb (formal)
1 used at the beginning of a sentence or CLAUSE to introduce a contrast:
You can only vote if you are a member. Contrariwise, not all members have the right to vote.
2 in the opposite way:
It worked contrariwise-first you dialled the number, then you put the money in.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for contrariwise is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does contrariwise appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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