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contradictory

adj
/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/UK/ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktəɹi/US/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/CA/ˌkɔntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradico. Equivalent to contradict + -ory.

  1. derived from contradico
  2. borrowed from contradictorius

Definitions

  1. That contradicts something, such as an argument.

  2. That is itself a contradiction.

    • Our attitudes toward sharks are contradictory. We fear them and yet we seek them out.

  3. That is diametrically opposed to something.

    • Schemes […] contradictory to common sense.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Mutually exclusive.

      • [White House deputy chief of policy Stephen] Miller has offered contradictory versions of Trump administration statements and court rulings.

    2. Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.

    3. Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.

The neighborhood

Derived

contradictorily, contradictoriness, contradictory antonym, intercontradictory, noncontradictory, non-contradictory, self-contradictory, uncontradictory

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at contradictory. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at contradictory. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at contradictory

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA