Cŏn′tra-ri-wīse, adv.

[contrary and wise, n., q. v.] 1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. This request was never before made by other lords; but, contrariwise, they were humble suitors. Davies. 2. In a contrary order; conversely. “Yet rather counseled him contrariwise.” Spenser. Every thing that acts upon the fluids must, at the same time, act on the solids, and contrariwise. Arbuthnot.