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Sometimes, par·a·dox·al.
Related forms
par·a·dox·i·cal·ly, adverb
par·a·dox·i·cal·ness, par·a·dox·i·cal·i·ty, noun
non·par·a·dox·i·cal, adjective
non·par·a·dox·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·par·a·dox·i·cal·ness, noun
EXPANDul·tra·par·a·dox·i·cal, adjective
ul·tra·par·a·dox·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·par·a·dox·al, adjective
un·par·a·dox·i·cal, adjective
un·par·a·dox·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Paradoxical
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Word Origin & History
paradoxical
1580s, from paradox. Competing forms were paradoxal (1560s), paradoxial (1620s), but they survive in niches, if at all.
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