un contradictious

con·tra·dic·tious

[kon-truh-dik-shuhs]
adjective
1.
inclined to contradict; disputatious.
2.

Origin:
1595–1605; contradict + -ious

con·tra·dic·tious·ly, adverb
con·tra·dic·tious·ness, noun
un·con·tra·dic·tious, adjective
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contradict (ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to affirm the opposite of (a proposition, statement, etc)
2.  (tr) to declare (a proposition, statement, etc) to be false or incorrect; deny
3.  (intr) to be argumentative or contrary
4.  (tr) to be inconsistent with (a proposition, theory, etc): the facts contradicted his theory
5.  (intr) (of two or more facts, principles, etc) to be at variance; be in contradiction
 
[C16: from Latin contrādīcere, from contra- + dīcere to speak, say]
 
contra'dictable
 
adj
 
contra'dicter
 
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contra'dictor
 
n
 
contra'dictive
 
adj
 
contra'dictious
 
adj
 
contra'dictively
 
adv
 
contra'dictiously
 
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contra'dictiveness
 
n
 
contra'dictiousness
 
n

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Un contradictious is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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