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/kˌɒntɹədˈɪktəɹˌi/
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[ 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
- We're living through a deeply contradictory time when black folks (and what's left of the unions) are the Dems only truly reliable voting block, and yet every other manifesto for Democratic revitalization is some kind of attenuated, okie-doke Souljah-moment retread. Gary Dauphin: ATT(5)-1=CBC(3)+CHC(1)
- 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.
