Both Uses of
contrary
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- She was a field hand, and a whipping is the penalty of not being in the field at sunrise, unless a slave has special permission from his or her master to the contrary—a permission which they seldom get, and one that gives to him that gives it the proud name of being a kind master.†
Chpt 1 (definition 1) *
- Immediately after the holidays were over, contrary to all our expectations, Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Freeland came up to Easton, and took Charles, the two Henrys, and John, out of jail, and carried them home, leaving me alone.†
Chpt 10 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (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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(2) (contrary to as in: contrary to) in opposition toeditor's notes: You could also think of this as meaning, despite, or in spite of, or in conflict with; but since a common meaning of contrary is opposite, you many find it easiest to think of contrary to as in opposition to.