contrarious
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The Gaelic man had no sooner entered the Kirk o' the General Assembly," they said, "than the maister of the Assembly rose, and, speaking very rough, said, 'Ye contrarious rascal, what tak's you here?
From My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. by Miller, Hugh
And therefore they make images like to those things that they have belief in, for to behold them and worship them first at morning, or they meet any contrarious things.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
Volumes of report Run with these false and most contrarious guests Upon thy doings!
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford
It was the son who sang the “Death of Nelson” under such contrarious circumstances.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
But the learningknight would not hear say nay nor do her mandement ne have him in aught contrarious to his list and he said how it was a marvellous castle.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
