contradictory

/,kɑntrə'dɪktəri/ adjectivenoun
13 letters5 syllables21 points in Scrabble®23 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1

Unable for both to exist or be true at the same time.

2

In disagreement.

“contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness”

3

That confounds or contradicts or confuses.

4

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

“`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms”

NOUN
1

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

WORD FORMS
Related formcontradict
Related formcontradictoriness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®21 points
Words With Friends®23 points
Double word42 points
Triple word63 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinontradictorycay
Starts & ends withC … Y
Syllablescon · tra · dic · to · ry
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
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