contradictious
adjective
inclined to contradict; disputatious.
contradictiously
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a word derived from
contradictious.
Example Sentences
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"Do you think she can have grown that much in four weeks?" asks he, not contradictiously, but a little doubtfully, as Don Quixote may have asked the Princess Micomicona her reasons for landing at Ossime.
From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton
"She won't even do that," the old lady declared contradictiously.
From The Chaperon by Henry James
"I am not Indian, you know; I was only quartered in India for a few years," returned Ormonde, contradictiously.
From A Crooked Path A Novel by Mrs. Alexander
