Contrarious
ahd-5
adjective.
Perverse; inimical.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Opposing; antagonistic; contrary; rebellious.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Tending to
counter
,
oppose
, resist, argue.
adjective.
Harmful, vexatious.
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adjective.
difficult to deal with
Word Usage
"But before he could set to work there came more "contrarious" orders."