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4 words match “OPPOSITELY”

OPPOSITELY adv.
o face each other; in an opposite manner or direction; adversely. Winds from all quarters oppositely blow. May.
BALANCE n.
poised beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm, the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces. Knight. -- Balance fish. (Zoöl) See Hammerhead. -- Balance knife, a carving or table knife the handle of which overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with the table. -- Balance of…
CONTRARIOUSLY adv.
Contrarily; oppositely. Shak.
CONTRARIWISE adv.
On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. 1 Pet. iii. 9.