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contradictory

[ kon-truh-dik-tuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite:

    contradictory statements.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. tending or inclined to contradict.


noun

plural contradictories.
  1. 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

  1. inconsistent; incompatible
  2. given to argument and contention

    a contradictory person

  3. logic (of a pair of statements) unable both to be true or both to be false under the same circumstances Compare contrary subcontrary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. logic a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is true or false when it is false
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzԳٰˈ徱ٴǰ, adverb
  • ˌDzԳٰˈ徱ٴǰԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dzt·徱t·· adverb
  • Dzt·徱t··Ա noun
  • t·Dzt·徱t· adjective
  • ԴDzcDz·ٰ·徱t· adjective noun plural noncontradictories
  • ܲcDz·ٰ·徱t· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of contradictory1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin DzԳٰ徱ōܲ; equivalent to contradict + -ory 1
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But the star is the movie’s hyperactive, even overwhelmingly contradictory nostalgia.

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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.

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But there was something odd and contradictory in Bondi’s explanation of her decision.

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“This is not denial, but an ability to hold contradictory realities simultaneously — acknowledging threats while refusing to let them dominate our collective consciousness.”

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Like a detective, she’s always on the lookout for contradictory gospels about Jesus’ origin story.

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