contradictious

American  

[kon-truh-dik-shuhs] / ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃəs /

adjective

1. inclined to contradict; disputatious.

2. Archaic. self-contradictory.

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Other Word Forms

• contradictiously adverb
• contradictiousness noun
• uncontradictious adjective

Etymology

Origin of contradictious

First recorded in 1595–1605; contradict + -ious

Example Sentences

He certainly bursts out with a remark, and in a contradictious way, but only because he believes it, with no air of dogmatism or conceit.

From The Life of John Ruskin by Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom)

So instead of punishing her, I just comforted her; and the more contradictious she got, the more I knowed as she wanted comfort.

From The Farringdons by Fowler, Ellen Thorneycroft

They were talking over Raynier’s visit to the Nawab, and Tarleton, as usual, was contradictious.

From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Mitford, Bertram

And this thought points the way out of another contradictious puzzle, that which confronts my argument from the ears of an ass.

From Concerning Animals and Other Matters by Aitken, Edward Hamilton

I do not know what I find in you, for, in point of fact, you are but a dry fellow, and more contradictious than often suits me.

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav