Adverb: contrariwise 'kón-treh-ree,wIz
- With the order reversed
"The list was printed contrariwise";
- vice versa, the other way around
- Contrary to expectations
"He acted contrariwise to what we predicted";
- contrarily, to the contrary, on the contrary, au contraire
- In a contrary disobedient manner
"The child acted contrariwise to his parents' wishes";
- perversely, contrarily