contrarious
Example Sentences
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From Geneva, “the den of mine own ease, the rest of quiet study,” Knox was dragged, “maist contrarious to mine own judgement,” by a summons from Mrs. Bowes.
From John Knox and the Reformation by Lang, Andrew
The word of God is plain in itself; and if there appear any obscurity in one place, the Holy Ghost, who is never contrarious to Himself, explains the same more clearly in other places.'
From John Knox by Innes, A. Taylor
And therefore they make images like to those things that they have belief in, for to behold them and worship them first at morning, or they meet any contrarious things.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
O place and greatness, millions of false eyes Are stuck upon thee! volumes of report Run with these false, and most contrarious quest Upon thy doings!
From Measure for Measure by Shakespeare, William
“I’ve had a weary fortnight on’t, with Master that contrarious, I couldn’t do nought to suit him, and Mistress Hall a-coming day by day to serve him wi’ vinegar and pepper.
From All's Well Alice's Victory by Lewin, M.
