PARADOXICAL


Meaning of PARADOXICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl, ˌpa-rə- ]

adjective

Date: 1598

1.

a. : of the nature of a paradox

b. : inclined to paradoxes

2. : not being the normal or usual kind

a paradoxical pulse

paradoxical drug reactions

• par·a·dox·i·cal·i·ty -ˌdäk-si-ˈka-lə-tē noun

• par·a·dox·i·cal·ly -ˈdäk-si-k(ə-)lē adverb

• par·a·dox·i·cal·ness -kəl-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.