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1 | 99% | 9 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 29% | 12 | Contrary or contrary-minded | |
3 | 27% | 15 | A word that has an underlying meaning that is contrary to another word but not directly contrary | |
Fruit Of Foul Temper Skewered On The Contrary Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "TANGERINE" which means:
- noun
- • A variety of mandarin orange, known in telugu and portugal as kamala kaya and in australia as a mandarin
- • Any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the united states and southern africa
- • A reddish to vivid orange color adjective satellite
- • Of a strong reddish orange color adjective
- • Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I bought a bag of tangerines from the grocery store."
- • "The tangerine was juicy and sweet."
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