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contradictory
adjective(con-tra-dic-to-ry)unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
Synonyms: mutually exclusive,
contradictory
adjective(con-tra-dic-to-ry)in disagreement
Synonyms: at odds, conflicting, self-contradictory,
Examples:
Contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness.
contradictory
adjective(con-tra-dic-to-ry)that confounds or contradicts or confuses
Synonyms: confounding,
contradictory
adjective(con-tra-dic-to-ry)of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
Examples:
`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms.
contradictory
noun(con-tra-dic-to-ry)two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time