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Where does “contrarious” come from?

contrarious (Old French) comes from Latin contrariosus.

contrarious (Old French): maddening; irritating; angry; angered

Definitions

  1. maddening; irritating; angry; angered

Ancestry of “contrarious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrariosus—

Words derived from “contrarious”

  • contrarious
  • contrariousness
  • contrariously
  • contrarious
Every word from Latin contrariosus →