Meaning of CONTRARINESS
| Pronunciation: | | k'ântrereenus
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- [n] a fussy and eccentric disposition
- [n] deliberate unruliness
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| | Synonyms: | | crankiness, crotchetiness, grumpiness, perverseness, perversity |
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| | See Also: | | cussedness, fractiousness, ill nature, orneriness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con"tra*ri*ness\, n.
state or quality of being contrary; opposition;
inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
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