Contrariant /(?)/

Con·tra·ri·ant

Contrariant

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.]
The struggles of contrariant factions.
— Coleridge.

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