Cross and Contrary

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Cross adjective - Being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera.

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Contrary and cross are semantically related. in opposing topic. In some cases you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Cross".

Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.

Usage example: the other jurors seemed sure the defendant was guilty, but I came to the contrary conclusion

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Cross and contrary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cross" instead an adjective "Contrary".

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