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contradictory

[ kon-truh-dik-tuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite:

    contradictory statements.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. tending or inclined to contradict.


noun

plural contradictories.
  1. Logic. a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.

contradictory

/ 藢办蓲苍迟谤蓹藞诲瑟办迟蓹谤瑟 /

adjective

  1. inconsistent; incompatible
  2. given to argument and contention

    a contradictory person

  3. logic (of a pair of statements) unable both to be true or both to be false under the same circumstances Compare contrary subcontrary
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. logic a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is true or false when it is false
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢肠辞苍迟谤补藞诲颈肠迟辞谤颈濒测, adverb
  • 藢肠辞苍迟谤补藞诲颈肠迟辞谤颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞苍顎卼谤补路诲颈肠顎僼辞路谤颈路濒测 adverb
  • 肠辞苍顎卼谤补路诲颈肠顎僼辞路谤颈路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 颈苍顎卼别谤路肠辞苍顎卼谤补路诲颈肠顎僼辞路谤测 adjective
  • 苍辞苍顎卌辞苍路迟谤补路诲颈肠顎僼辞路谤测 adjective noun plural noncontradictories
  • 耻苍顎卌辞苍路迟谤补路诲颈肠顎僼辞路谤测 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of contradictory1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Late Latin 肠辞苍迟谤腻诲颈肠迟艒谤颈耻蝉; equivalent to contradict + -ory 1
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The Congolese cardinal has said "unions of persons of the same sex are considered contradictory to cultural norms and intrinsically evil".

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He is a cultural conservative, opposing blessings for same-sex marriage, stating that "unions of persons of the same sex are considered contradictory to cultural norms and intrinsically evil".

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The album is all about capturing the complex and contradictory impulses of a woman in her mid-30s.

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At times, the various figures involved in tariffs gave contradictory statements on the policy, which experts say contributed to confusion and market volatility.

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The high court left many questions about the law unanswered, experts said, which explains, in part, the contradictory reactions to Monday night鈥檚 ruling.

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