CONTRADICTORY


Meaning of CONTRADICTORY in English

I. ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rē noun

( plural -ries )

Date: 14th century

: a proposition so related to another that if either of the two is true the other is false and if either is false the other must be true

II. adjective

Date: 1656

: involving, causing, or constituting a contradiction

contradictory statements

Synonyms: see opposite

• con·tra·dic·to·ri·ly -t(ə-)rə-lē adverb

• con·tra·dic·to·ri·ness -t(ə-)rē-nəs noun

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