Contrary and Mean

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Contrary

Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.
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Mean and contrary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Contrary".
Nearby Words: contravene, contrast, contrariness, contrarian

Mean

Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
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Contrary and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Mean".
Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

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full full contrary full mean
little little contrary little mean

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  • Tosh then tells Owen she didn't mean it (though we see contrary to this later in the season).
    Source: Not So Final Confession
  • Which some people interpreted to mean that everyone was dead the whole time, despite repeated Jossings to the contrary.
    Source: Silent Credits
  • Historical Character Confusion While the employee never figures out what the patron actually means, they don't, despite repeated insistence to the contrary, mean to say "Machiavelli." And he wasn't French either.
    Source: Historical Character Confusion
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