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Paradoxical

Paradoxical Meaning & Definition
Paradoxical Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Paradoxical?

[adj] seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Paradoxical: incomprehensible | inexplicable | self-contradictory

Related Terms | Find terms related to Paradoxical: abnormal | absurd | ambiguous | ambivalent | anomalous | antinomic | baffling | barred | bewildering | closed-out | conflicting | confusing | contradictory | contrary to reason | disproportionate | enigmatic | equivocal | excluded | hopeless | illogical | impossible | improbable | incoherent | incommensurable | incommensurate | incompatible | incomprehensible | inconceivable | incongruous | inconsequent | inconsistent | inconsonant | ironic | irreconcilable | logically impossible | mysterious | not possible | out of proportion | oxymoronic | perplexing | preposterous | problematic | prohibited | puzzling | ridiculous | ruled-out | self-contradictory | unimaginable | unthinkable

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Paradoxical In Webster's Dictionary

\Par`a*dox"ic*al\, a. 1. Of the nature of a paradox. 2. Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions. --Southey. -- {Par`a*dox"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Par`a*dox"ic*al*ness}, n.

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