Meaning : Exact opposition.
Example :
Public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty.
Meaning : A logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false.
Meaning : Very opposed in nature or character or purpose.
Example :
Acts contrary to our code of ethics.
The facts point to a contrary conclusion.
Meaning : Of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false.
Example :
`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms.