contradictory

[ kon-truh-dik-tuh-ree ]
/ ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk tə ri /
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adjective

asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements.
tending or inclined to contradict.

noun, plural con·tra·dic·to·ries.

Logic. a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.

Origin of contradictory

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin contrādictōrius, equivalent to contrādic(ere) (see contradict) + -tōrius -tory1

OTHER WORDS FROM contradictory

Words nearby contradictory

contradict, contradiction, contradiction in terms, contradictious, contradictive, contradictory, contradistinction, contradistinguish, contrafactual, contrafissura, contraflow

Words related to contradictory

conflicting, antithetical, incompatible, contrary, inconsistent, paradoxical, counter, reverse, opposite, converse, antipodal, con, anti, adverse, against, counteractive, diametric, discrepant, incongruous, irreconcilable

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British Dictionary definitions for contradictory

contradictory
/ (ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktərɪ) /

adjective

inconsistent; incompatible
given to argument and contention a contradictory person
logic (of a pair of statements) unable both to be true or both to be false under the same circumstances Compare contrary (def. 5), subcontrary (def. 1)

noun plural -ries

logic a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is true or false when it is false

Derived forms of contradictory

contradictorily, adverb contradictoriness, noun