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Contrariness

Contrariness Meaning & Definition
Contrariness Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contrariness?

[n] a fussy and eccentric disposition
[n] deliberate unruliness

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contrariness: crankiness | crotchetiness | grumpiness | perverseness | perversity

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See Also | cussedness | fractiousness | ill nature | orneriness | unruliness | wilfulness | willfulness

Contrariness In Webster's Dictionary

\Con"tra*ri*ness\, n. state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.

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