| contrarious | (adj) difficult to deal with, Syn. cross-grained |
| Contrarious | a. [ LL. contrariosus: cf. OF. contrarios contralius. ] Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse. [ Archaic ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] She flew contrarious in the face of God. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Contrariously | adv. Contrarily; oppositely. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |