All 7 Uses of
contrary
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'On the contrary, a tiresomely active one.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1) *
- On the contrary, I shall have great pleasure in sending it to perdition to punish its Maker,' exclaimed the blasphemer.†
Chpt 9 (definition 1)
- And if you flatter yourself that I don't perceive it, you are a fool; and if you think I can be consoled by sweet words, you are an idiot: and if you fancy I'll suffer unrevenged, I'll convince you of the contrary, in a very little while!†
Chpt 11
- Linton, on the contrary, displayed the true courage of a loyal and faithful soul: he trusted God; and God comforted him.†
Chpt 17 (definition 1)
- 'You cannot deny that you entered my house of your own accord, in contempt of his injunctions to the contrary.†
Chpt 27 (definition 2) *
- Shame at her scorn, and hope of her approval, were his first prompters to higher pursuits; and instead of guarding him from one and winning him to the other, his endeavours to raise himself had produced just the contrary result.†
Chpt 31
- 'Contrary, then,' answered another, in deep but softened tones.†
Chpt 32 *
Definitions:
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(1) (on the contrary as in: on the contrary) an expression used to intensify denial of an ideaeditor's notes: More rarely, on the contrary is used to oppose an idea contained in what was just said rather than to oppose what was literally said. Here is an example: "I will not pay you for the work. On the contrary, I may sue you for damages." Suing for damages does not oppose not paying, but it does oppose the idea of paying.
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(2) (to the contrary as in: to the contrary) with an opposite or different effect; or something with an opposite or different effect
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(contrary as in: a contrary idea) different (perhaps opposite or mutually exclusive)editor's notes: In formal logic, contrary propositions or contrary arguments describe two things that cannot both be true. They might be described as mutually exclusive. For example, a pet cannot be both a cat and a dog. It doesn't need to be either, but if it is one, it cannot be the other. So the statement that a pet is a cat and the statement that the same pet is a dog, are contrary statements.