paradoxicadj.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈdɒksɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈdɑksɪk/

Forms: 1600s paradoxicke (Scottish), 1800s– paradoxic.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: paradox n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < paradox n. + -ic suffix. Compare Middle French, French †paradoxique (1583), Spanish paradójico (1614 or earlier), Italian paradossico (a1647). Compare earlier paradox adj., paradoxal adj., paradoxial adj., and paradoxical adj.

rare.

Paradoxical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > paradoxical

paradoxal1602

paradoxic1632

paradoxical1638

inconceivable1655

schizoid1955

schizophrenic1955

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > paradox > [adjective]

paradoxal1602

paradox1624

paradoxial1624

paradoxic1632

paradoxical1638

paradoxographical1814

Irish1820

ironical1868

ironic1889

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 486 Shall..I..In Paradoxicke passages, Equivocate.

1888 Science 11 174/1 Certain propositions of modern economic writers which are so much at variance with the current doctrines of political economy, that, if true, they are certainly paradoxic.

1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 1186/1 Beyond a certain medium range of initial values, there is a tendency to paradoxic (reversed) responses, increasing with the extremeness of initial values.

1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 2 Feb. 35/2 This is paradoxic bulimia, an ungoverned appetite for seemingly contradictory conundrums.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paradoxic
释义	paradoxicadj. Brit. /ˌparəˈdɒksɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈdɑksɪk/ Forms: 1600s paradoxicke (Scottish), 1800s– paradoxic. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: paradox n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < paradox n. + -ic suffix. Compare Middle French, French †paradoxique (1583), Spanish paradójico (1614 or earlier), Italian paradossico (a1647). Compare earlier paradox adj., paradoxal adj., paradoxial adj., and paradoxical adj. rare. Paradoxical. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > paradoxical paradoxal1602 paradoxic1632 paradoxical1638 inconceivable1655 schizoid1955 schizophrenic1955 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > paradox > [adjective] paradoxal1602 paradox1624 paradoxial1624 paradoxic1632 paradoxical1638 paradoxographical1814 Irish1820 ironical1868 ironic1889 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 486 Shall..I..In Paradoxicke passages, Equivocate. 1888 Science 11 174/1 Certain propositions of modern economic writers which are so much at variance with the current doctrines of political economy, that, if true, they are certainly paradoxic. 1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 1186/1 Beyond a certain medium range of initial values, there is a tendency to paradoxic (reversed) responses, increasing with the extremeness of initial values. 1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 2 Feb. 35/2 This is paradoxic bulimia, an ungoverned appetite for seemingly contradictory conundrums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1632
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