contrary vs sidelong

contrary

adj
  • Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse. 

  • Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent. 

  • Given to opposition; perverse; wayward. 

noun
  • One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false. 

  • The opposite. 

adv
  • Contrarily 

sidelong

adj
  • Indirect; suggestive; not straightforward. 

  • Slanting or sloping; oblique. 

  • Directed to the side; sideways. 

  • Along the side of something. 

adv
  • obliquely 

  • Towards the side; sideways. 

How often have the words contrary and sidelong occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )