contradictive
Variant of contradictory
contradictory
Definition
con·tra·dic·tory (kän′trə dik′tə rē)
adjective
- involving a contradiction; inconsistent also contradictive con′·tra·dic′·tive
- inclined to contradict or deny
Etymology: ME contradictorie < LL contradictorius
noun pl. contradictories -·ries
- something that contradicts; an opposite
- Logic either of two proportions so related that only one can be true and, likewise, only one can be false
Related Forms:
- contradictorily con′·tra·dic′·to·rily (-rə lē) adverb
- contradictoriness con′·tra·dic′·to·ri·ness (-rē nis) noun
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