All 4 Uses of
contrary
in
Henry VIII
- The King's attorney on the contrary urged on the examinations, proofs, confessions of...
Scene 2.1 (definition 1) *on the contrary = an expression used to intensify denial of an idea
- In the divorce his contrary proceedings
Are all unfolded; wherein he appears
As I would wish mine enemy.†
Scene 3.2 (definition 2)
- A loyal and obedient subject is
Therein illustrate: The honour of it
Does pay the act of it, as i' the contrary,
The foulness is the punishment.
Scene 3.2 (definition 2) *contrary = opposite
- ...If they shall chance,
In charging you with matters, to commit you,
The best persuasions to the contrary
Fail not to use, and with what vehemency
The occasion shall instruct you.
Scene 5.1 (definition 3) *to the contrary = with an opposite or different effect
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) (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.
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(3) (to the contrary as in: to the contrary) with an opposite or different effect; or something with an opposite or different effect