contrarious

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Part of his wish to wash his hands of life arose from his perception of its contrarious inconsistencies—of Nature's jaunty readiness to support unorthodox social principles.

From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy, Thomas

Say worthie Doctours & Clerkes curious, What moneth you of bookes to have such number, Since diuers doctrines through way contrarious, Doth man's minde distract and sore encomber.

From Bibliomania in the Middle Ages by Merryweather, Frederick Somner

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

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

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