ADJECTIVE: "set or placed in [a contrary position]" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "set or placed in [a contrary position]" Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. being in opposition or having an opponent

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CONTRARY (adjective)
1. in an opposing direction
2. resistant to guidance or discipline
CONTRARY (noun)
1. a relation of direct opposition
2. a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
ADJECTIVE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
ADJECTIVE (noun)
1. a word that expresses an attribute of something
2. the word class that qualifies nouns

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