contrary vs witherward

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 

witherward

adj
  • Opposite, opposing; hostile. 

  • Adverse, contrary. 

  • at the witherward side of the year 

noun
  • Opposite; adversity, opposition; hostility 

adv
  • Contrary to, against. 

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