What is "contrapuntally"

Usage examples of "contrapuntally".

As the girls chatted contrapuntally, as Quentin outlined his thinking on "counteralternative" theater, as Skip failed once again to engage Giles in conversation, as Whitehead wondered what to do when his legs explodedas the whiskey flasks were snapped open and the marijuana showboats lit signs, at least, of real animation gathered in the hall.