— contradictorily , adv. — contradictoriness , n.
/kon'treuh dik"teuh ree/ , adj., n., pl. contradictories .
adj.
1. asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements.
2. tending or inclined to contradict.
n.
3. Logic. a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
[ 1350-1400; ME contradictorius, equiv. to contradic ( ere ) (see CONTRADICT) + -torius -TORY 1 ]
Syn. 1. irreconcilable, paradoxical.