contrarius

contrārius adj.

contra.—Of position, lying over against, opposite : ripa: collis huic, Cs.: Phrygiae tellus, O.: contrario ictu transfixus, by a blow from the opposite direction , L.: volnera, in front , Ta.— Opposite, contrary, opposed, conflicting : defendere contrariam partem: inter se pugnantia studia: disputare in contrarias partīs, on both sides : huius virtutis vitiositas: iura omnibus aliis: aestus vento, O.: ex orationibus capita alterna inter se contraria: contrario motu atque caelum, opposite to that of the sky .—As subst n., the opposite, contrary, reverse : contrarium est . . ut frigus calori, the antithesis : lex imperans honesta, prohibens contraria: si ea volt ... sin autem contraria, etc., N.: vocant animum in contraria, in opposite directions , V.: in contraria versus, transformed : vitia quae sunt virtutum contraria, the opposites : ex contrario, on the contrary, on the other hand , Cs.: hoc ex contrario contendo: e contrario, N.— Hostile, inimical, antagonistic : Tibi, Ph.: litora litoribus, V.: undis ignis, O.