Con-trā'ri-ant, a.

a. [L. Lat. contrarians, p. pr. of contrariare, equivalent to contra ire, to oppose, from Lat. contrarius; Fr. contrariant, p. pr. of contrarier, to contradict. See CONTRARY.] Contradictory; opposite; inconsistent; contrary. [Obs.] “Without one hostile or contrariant prepossession.” Southey.