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contradictorinesses

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con⋅tra⋅dic⋅to⋅ry

  [kon-truh-dik-tuh-ree] adjective, noun, plural -ries.
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–adjective
1. asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements.
2. tending or inclined to contradict.
–noun
3. Logic. a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL contrādictōrius, equiv. to contrādic(ere) (see contradict ) + -tōrius -tory 1

Related forms:
con⋅tra⋅dic⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tra⋅dic⋅to⋅ri⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. irreconcilable, paradoxical.
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