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contradictory

/ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktɚi/ · 13 letters · 9 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

    `perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms

  2. noun

    two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

  3. adjective

    that confounds or contradicts or confuses

  4. adjective

    in disagreement; ;, John Morley

    the figures are at odds with our findings

  5. adjective

    unable to be both true at the same time

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