contrarywise

English

Etymology

From Middle English contrary-wyse; equivalent to contrary +‎ -wise.

Adverb

contrarywise (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of contrariwise.
    • 1729, Thomas Weston, A treatise of arithmetic‎[1], page 383:
      The Solidity of a Sphere, is to the Cube of its Periphery, as 0.5236 to 1. And contrarywise.
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