The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contrarious
Contrarious \Con*tra"ri*ous\, a. [LL. contrariosus: cf. OF.
contrarios contralius.]
Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse. [Archaic]
--Milton.
She flew contrarious in the face of God.
--Mrs.
Browning.
Wiktionary
contrarious
a. 1 (context archaic of persons English) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue. 2 (context archaic of things English) Harmful, vexatious.
WordNet
contrarious
adj. difficult to deal with [syn: cross-grained]
Usage examples of "contrarious".
So when they were in the sea a contrarious wind blew them on the coasts of North Wales, nigh the Castle Perilous.