controry 

Difficult; ornery
Having a problem using.
Does not do what you want it to do.
Sucks.

The computer program was being controry.
The dude in the front cubicle is continuously controry.
Guys from Indiana sometimes use the word "controry" instead of "ornery".

controry by Mellie G December 31, 2006

on the contrary 

The exact opposite of what someone would expect. Irony; see contrary

I thought the killing part of the movie would scare the children, but on the contrary, that was their favorite part.

on the contrary by BocaBabie1234 August 13, 2009

contrary 

* A complete opposite/contrast to as the truth stands

* "We all believed that Luke was straight, but the truth was quite the contrary"

contrary by LJones August 3, 2005

Contronym

A word which is defined as both itself and the opposite of itself.

E.G

“Because of their oversight, Russia was sanctioned by NATO”

Can mean that Russia was given approval (sanctioned) by NATO because of their vigilance (oversight)

Or that Russia was punished (sanctioned) by NATO because they egregiously overlooked something (oversight)

Words that can perform or imply two directly contradictory actions are called contronyms

1. I clipped (attached) on a bow tie after I got my hair clipped (detached, cut off) at the barber shop

2. The House Oversight Committee’s role is to perform oversight (strenuous watchdog duties) by ensuring that no oversights (mistakes, errors) are made in the government

3. I screened (blocked) the light from my eyes so I could see the movie that was being screened (shown)

4. I was the latest to rent (buy) the apartment that my landlord had been renting (selling, leasing) for five years now

Contronym by Alex-2598 March 23, 2021

contrary 

Someone that doesn't wanna do right.

Look at him! That boy is as contrary as he wanna be.

contrary by Munky_madness April 10, 2006

In the Absence of Strong Evidence to the Contrary, One May Step Out of the Way of the Charging Bull 

Literally the best song ever wtf like how can a song be so good

*"In the Absence of Strong Evidence to the Contrary, One May Step Out of the Way of the Charging Bull" starts playing*
Me: OOOOOOHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHH

In the Absence of Strong Evidence to the Contrary, One May Step Out of the Way of the Charging Bull by miistherealmvp April 14, 2021

Contronym

Two contradicting words in a sentence that are describing the same noun.

'The well-behaved and disobedient child'

You can't use that, that's a contronym.

Contronym by TinyDinoWithAFish March 30, 2022