The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contrariant
Contrariant \Con*tra"ri*ant\, a. [LL. contrarians, p. pr. of contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant, p. pr. of contrarier to contradict. See Contrary.] Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.
The struggles of contrariant factions.
--Coleridge.
Wiktionary
contrariant
a. contrary; opposed; antagonistic; contradictory
Usage examples of "contrariant".
Gray, and dark gray, and purple, they writhed in confused, contrariant motions, and tossed up a vaporous foam, while spots in them gyrated like whirlpools.