contradictory
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trəˈdɪk 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; Middle English < Late Latin contrādictōrius, equivalent to contrādic(ere) (see contradict) + -tōrius -tory1
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin contrādictōrius, equivalent to contrādic(ere) (see contradict) + -tōrius -tory1
Related forms
con·tra·dic·to·ri·ly, adverb
con·tra·dic·to·ri·ness, noun
in·ter·con·tra·dic·to·ry, adjective
non·con·tra·dic·to·ry, adjective, noun, plural non·con·tra·dic·to·ries.
un·con·tra·dic·to·ry, adjective
Synonyms
1. irreconcilable, paradoxical.
1. irreconcilable, paradoxical.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | inconsistent; incompatible |
| 2. | given to argument and contention: a contradictory person |
| 3. | logic contrary Compare subcontrary (of a pair of statements) unable both to be true or both to be false under the same circumstances |
| —n , -ries | |
| 4. | logic a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is true or false when it is false |
| contra'dictorily | |
| —adv | |
| contra'dictoriness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
contradictory
1530s, "mutually opposed, at variance," from L. contradictorius, from contradictorem, from contradicere (see contradiction). Meaning "fond of contradicting" is from 1891.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
These are different perspectives, but by no means contradictory.
Inflexibility in processing would be closing out any alternate explanations, even in the face of contradictory evidence.
It was because of the peculiarly contradictory way in which the capitalist system generated its fabulous wealth.
Yes, it does, which is in stark contrast to the multiple contradictory hypothesis that the fake skeptics put forth.
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