Contrary and Contrarily

Contrary

Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.

Contrarily and contrary are semantically related In some cases you can use "Contrarily" instead an adverb "Contrary".

Contrarily

Contrarily adverb - Just the opposite being true.

Contrary and contrarily are semantically related in with the order reversed topic. You can use "Contrary" instead the word "Contrarily" as an adverb or a noun or an adjective.
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