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Where does “contrarious” come from?

contrarious (English) comes from Middle English contrarious, from Old French contrarious, from Latin contrariosus.

contrarious (English): Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue;...

Definitions

  1. Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue;...

Ancestry of “contrarious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcontrarious—
2Old Frenchcontrariousmaddening; irritating; angry; angered
3Latincontrariosus—

Words derived from “contrarious”

  • contrariousness
  • contrariously
Every word from Latin contrariosus →