Contrary/ contrarily

Contrary/ contrarily
Message from assala posted on 18-01-2013 at 16:16:30 (D | E | F)
Hello everybody!

First of all,happy new year!I wish you all the best in your life!
Could you please tell me what the difference between"contrary and contrarily" is?
I will be very thankful if you give me some examples,because I still confused about using them correctely.
Thank you in advance!

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Edited by assala on 18-01-2013 19:43
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Edited by lucile83 on 18-01-2013 20:26

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Re: Contrary/ contrarily from dolfine56, posted on 18-01-2013 at 17:50:43 (D | E)
Hello Assala,

contrary is an adjective, and contrarily is an adverb.
contrary means contraire, opposé.
contrarily means contrairement.
contrarily to what he said, he doesn't play tennis.
Peter and his sister have two contrary characters.
See you.

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Re: Contrary/ contrarily from assala, posted on 18-01-2013 at 19:39:24 (D | E)
Thank you so much dolfine56 for your reply.It's so nice of you. Now, it's clear.
My best regards!

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Edited by lucile83 on 18-01-2013 20:51

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Re: Contrary/ contrarily from notrepere, posted on 18-01-2013 at 21:14:17 (D | E)
Hello

contrary can be a noun or an adjective. As an adjective, it can have various meanings.
Here are some examples of contrary used as an adjective:
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As a noun:
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contrarily, as dolfine has already said, is an adverb.
Here are some examples of how to use it:
I like music. Contrarily, my brother likes sports.
Some people behave contrarily even though they say they were taught to be diplomatic by their parents!

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Re: Contrary/ contrarily from rajankila, posted on 19-01-2013 at 07:42:46 (D | E)
Hello,
The word ‘contrary’ means ‘opposite’ as per the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, but ‘contrary’ is not exactly the ‘opposite’ as per the Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage, a better source of correct English. It says the contrary of ‘This is white’ is ‘This is not white’ whereas the opposite of it is ‘This is black’.
To learn the precise meaning of the word ‘contrary’ or its exact use, it seems it is necessary to understand the meaning of the words ‘opposite’, ‘contrast’ and ‘converse’, as well.

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Edited by lucile83 on 19-01-2013 16:42

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Re: Contrary/ contrarily from assala, posted on 19-01-2013 at 13:09:36 (D | E)
 Hello notrepere!
I really like your English lessons...
You're such a kind teacher!
Thank you so much for your help!

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Re: Contrary/ contrarily from assala, posted on 19-01-2013 at 13:12:13 (D | E)
Thank you radjankila for your reply!
Have a good day!

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