paradoxical

adj
/ˌpæɹəˈdɒksɪkəl/UK/ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl/US

Etymology

From paradox + -ical.

  1. derived from παράδοξος
  2. derived from paradoxum
  3. borrowed from paradoxe
  4. formed as paradoxical — “paradox + -ical

Definitions

  1. Having self-contradictory properties.

    • It is the ambiguity of language only which can make this proposition appear either doubtful or paradoxical. When properly explained and understood, it is almost self-evident.
    • It sounds paradoxical, but I am inclined to think that the weakness and insanity of the curate warned me, braced me, and kept me a sane man.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for paradoxical. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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