Definition of Counterintuitively

1. Adverb. In a counterintuitive manner.

Partainyms: Counterintuitive

Definition of Counterintuitively

1. Adverb. in a manner contrary to intuition or common sense ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterintuitively

counterinformation
countering
counterinitiative
counterinitiatives
counterinstance
counterinstances
counterinsurgencies
counterinsurgency
counterinsurgent
counterinsurgents
counterintelligence
counterinterpretation
counterinterpretations
counterintuition
counterintuitive
counterintuitively (current term)
counterintuitiveness
counterintuitivity
counterinvestigation
counterinvestigations
counterinvestment
counterion
counterionic
counterions
counterirritant
counterirritants
counterirritate
counterirritated
counterirritates
counterirritating

Literary usage of Counterintuitively

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Overview of the Third Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-3) edited by D. K. Harmon (1995)
"... we do not find any significant correlation between searcher experience and query performance. Somewhat counterintuitively, however, the results do ..."

2. Partial Evaluation and Automatic Program Generation by Neil D. Jones, Carsten K. Gomard, Peter Sestoft (1993)
"Perhaps counterintuitively, this speedup is considered linear since for each static m it is constantly faster than the naive algorithm (see Section 6.2). ..."

3. Proceedings of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Symposium on edited by Judith H. LaRosa, Michael J. Horan, Eugene R. Passamani (1996)
"... counterintuitively, does not necessarily result in increased compliance or appropriate use of services.32 Consistent with these findings, ..."

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