Con*tra"ri*ant (?), a. [LL. contrarians, p.pr. of contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant, p.pr. of contrarier to contradict. See Contrary.]
Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.
[R.]
The struggles of contrariant factions.
Coleridge.
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