contrarious

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You and I seem to meet in a mild contrarious harmony ... as in the 'si no, si no' of an Italian duet.

From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert

I answer, such a Will could not create, could not be God, for it involves the false and contrarious.

From Miracles of Our Lord by MacDonald, George

From Geneva, “the den of mine own ease, the rest of quiet study,” Knox was dragged, “maist contrarious to mine own judgement,” by a summons from Mrs. Bowes. 

From John Knox and the Reformation by Lang, Andrew

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

Alas! what more contrarious deed, What greater miracle of wrong than this, That man should know his good and take it not?

From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert