contradictious

[kon-truh-dik-shuhs]

adjective

1. inclined to contradict; disputatious.

2. Archaic.,  self-contradictory.

Other Word Forms

• contradictiously adverb
• contradictiousness noun
• uncontradictious adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of contradictious¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; contradict + -ious