| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
contradictory (ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktərɪ) ![]() | |
| —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 | |