contradictory
IPA: kɑntrʌdˈɪktɝi
noun
- (logic) Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.
adjective
- That contradicts something, such as an argument.
- That is itself a contradiction.
- That is diametrically opposed to something.
- Mutually exclusive.
- Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
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Examples of "contradictory" in Sentences
- The article is contradictory on the point.
- The whole thing is contrived and contradictory.
- It is contradictory to the meaning of the motto.
- The outcome of the revolution was contradictory.
- The first sentence of the intro is contradictory.
- The beginning of the article is contradictory as well.
- It's contradictory to the breeding program of the Issr.
- The definitions given in the article are contradictory.
- If anything is is contradictory to the rest of the article.
- The chronological information in the sources is contradictory.
- Chagoya intentionally places the religious iconography in contradictory, unexpected and sometimes controversial contexts.
- But this process, even when it ends up being contradictory, is a great way of clearing my head and getting my ideas together and clearly.
- Mrs Coetzer was reacting to what she termed contradictory statements issued by Ms Metcalfe about the payment of school fees at State schools and State-aided schools.
- Mr. Morellet, who grew up in the western French town of Cholet, where he still lives, never went to art school and has always cultivated what he calls "contradictory tastes."
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