单词 | contradictory |
释义 | contradictory —contradictorily, adv. —contradictoriness, n. /kon'treuh dik"teuh ree/, adj., n., pl. contradictories. adj. 1. asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements. 2. tending or inclined to contradict. n. 3. Logic. a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false. [1350-1400; ME < LL contradictorius, equiv. to contradic(ere) (see CONTRADICT) + -torius -TORY1] Syn. 1. irreconcilable, paradoxical. |
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