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- Dictionarycon·tra·dic·to·ry/ˌkäntrəˈdiktərē/
adjective
- 1. mutually opposed or inconsistent: "the two attitudes are contradictory"
noun
- 1. a contradictory proposition.
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The meaning of CONTRADICTORY is involving, causing, or constituting a contradiction. How to use contradictory in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Contradictory.
CONTRADICTORY definition: 1. If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very different from…. Learn more.
A contradictory statement is one that says two things that cannot both be true. An example: My sister is jealous of me because I'm an only child. Contradictory is related to the verb contradict, which means to say or do the opposite, and contrary, which means to take an opposite view.
Contradictory definition: asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite. See examples of CONTRADICTORY used in a sentence.
If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
adjective. /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri/ /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri/ containing or showing a lack of agreement between statements, facts, opinions or actions synonym conflicting. We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements. The advice I received was often contradictory. see also self-contradictory. Extra Examples. Topics Opinion and argument c1.
1. involving contradiction; inconsistent: 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.
contradictory meaning: If two statements about the same subject or two actions by the same person are contradictory, they…. Learn more.
Contradictory definition: Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction.
adj. asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements. tending or inclined to contradict. n. Philosophy [ Logic.]a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
