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UK
/kˌɒntɹədˈɪktəɹˌi/
]
[ US /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktɝi/ ]
[ US /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktɝi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
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in disagreement
the figures are at odds with our findings
contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness - that confounds or contradicts or confuses
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of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms
NOUN
- two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
How To Use contradictory In A Sentence
- It is this potential for music to express contradictory, sometimes inexpressible emotions that drives Ward to write songs.
- There are two slightly contradictory factors in play. Times, Sunday Times
- Perhaps this contradictory nature is the key to its undeniable appeal. Times, Sunday Times
- At a time of so much contradictory evidence and inconsistency, he is not the only one. Times, Sunday Times
- Intendants and servitors were giving orders on all sides, frequently contradictory, and gardeners were furbishing up the alleyed walks and flower beds in readiness for _Sa Majesté Louis Royal Palaces and Parks of France
- The contradictory demands of justifying and criticizing national prejudice can be seen in the everyday discourse of racism.
- The reality is that most people have a complex, sometimes contradictory attitude to government. Times, Sunday Times
- But there is another element involved that is less visible and far more contradictory.
- Despite this, the Committee reached conclusions that are contradictory and that were not based on a comprehensive review of the available literature.
- That the two imperatives may be contradictory seems not to occur. Times, Sunday Times
