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contradictory

[ kon-truh-dik-tuh-ree ]
/ ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk tə ri /
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adjective
asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements.
tending or inclined to contradict.
noun, plural con·tra·dic·to·ries.
Logic. a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
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Origin of contradictory

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin contrādictōrius, equivalent to contrādic(ere) (see contradict) + -tōrius-tory1

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British Dictionary definitions for contradictory

contradictory
/ (ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktərɪ) /

adjective
inconsistent; incompatible
given to argument and contentiona contradictory person
logic (of a pair of statements) unable both to be true or both to be false under the same circumstancesCompare contrary (def. 5), subcontrary (def. 1)
noun plural -ries
logic a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is true or false when it is false

Derived forms of contradictory

contradictorily, adverbcontradictoriness, noun
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