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Contrariwise adv.

On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. "Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing."

In a contrary order; conversely. "Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise."

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Etymology of 'Contrariwise'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... doom. Two forms of death advanced in a single onset; two paths of destruction offered united peril: it was hard to say whether the sword or the sea hurt them more. While one man was beating off the swords, the waters stole up silently and took him. Contrariwise, another was struggling with the waves, when the steel came up and encompassed him. The flowing waters were befouled with the gory spray. Thus the Ruthenians were conquered, and Frode ...

— The Danish History, Books I-IX • Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")

... action has its fruit, though the doer of it but seldom plucks it in this world. Contrariwise the fruits of ill-done deeds are early ripeners, and it is seldom the teeth of the children that ...

— Patsy • S. R. Crockett

... still more among you, work has become with many a passion. This contrast of nature has another aspect. The savage thinks only of present satisfactions, and leaves future satisfactions uncared for. Contrariwise, the American, eagerly pursuing a future good, almost ignores what good the passing day offers him; and when the future good is gained, he neglects that while striving for some still ...

— The Contemporary Review, January 1883 - Vol 43, No. 1 • Various

... Contrariwise, any admissible hypothesis of progressive modification must be compatible with persistence without progression, through indefinite periods. And should such an hypothesis eventually be proved to be true, in the only way in which it can be demonstrated, viz. by observation ...

— Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life • Thomas H. Huxley

... (41) By miracle, I here mean an event which surpasses, or is thought to surpass, human comprehension: for in so far as it is supposed to destroy or interrupt the order of nature or her laws, it not only can give us no knowledge of God, but, contrariwise, takes away that which we naturally have, and makes us doubt of ...

— A Theologico-Political Treatise [Part II] • Benedict de Spinoza

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