Use contrary when two things are exactly opposite or entirely different. If something is contrary to something else, it is opposed to or against it.
Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other.
n.
Propositions which directly and destructively
contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not
establish the truth of the other.
pl.
of Contrary
Contraries
If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false.
Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other.
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