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contradictory
[ kon-truh-dik-tuh-ree ]
adjective
- asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite:
contradictory statements.
Synonyms: ,
- tending or inclined to contradict.
noun
- Logic. a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
contradictory
/ ˌɒԳٰəˈɪəɪ /
adjective
- inconsistent; incompatible
- given to argument and contention
a contradictory person
- logic (of a pair of statements) unable both to be true or both to be false under the same circumstances Compare contrary subcontrary
noun
- logic a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is true or false when it is false
Derived Forms
- ˌDzԳٰˈ徱ٴǰ, adverb
- ˌDzԳٰˈ徱ٴǰԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- Dzt·徱t·· adverb
- Dzt·徱t··Ա noun
- t·Dzt·徱t· adjective
- ԴDzcDz·ٰ·徱t· adjective noun plural noncontradictories
- ܲcDz·ٰ·徱t· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of contradictory1
Example Sentences
But the star is the movie’s hyperactive, even overwhelmingly contradictory nostalgia.
Frustratingly, even this flood of concrete evidence struggles to serve as a bulwark against fascism and demonstrates the contradictory definitions of freedom and the privilege of feeling in America.
But there was something odd and contradictory in Bondi’s explanation of her decision.
“This is not denial, but an ability to hold contradictory realities simultaneously — acknowledging threats while refusing to let them dominate our collective consciousness.”
Like a detective, she’s always on the lookout for contradictory gospels about Jesus’ origin story.
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