contradictory statements

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• contradictory — [[t]kɒ̱ntrədɪ̱ktəri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true. Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment …   English dictionary

• contradictory — I. noun (plural ries) Date: 14th century a proposition so related to another that if either of the two is true the other is false and if either is false the other must be true II. adjective Date: 1656 involving, causing, or constituting a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• contradictory — contradictorily, adv. contradictoriness, n. /kon treuh dik teuh ree/, adj., n., pl. contradictories. adj. 1. asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements. 2. tending or inclined to… …   Universalium

• contradictory — con|tra|dic|to|ry [ ,kantrə dıktəri ] adjective contradictory statements, information, ideas, or beliefs disagree with each other and cannot both or all be true …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• contradictory — UK [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktərɪ] adjective contradictory statements, information, ideas, or beliefs disagree with each other and cannot both or all be true …   English dictionary

• contradictory — [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)ri] adj contradictory statements, information, stories etc are different from each other and cannot both be true …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• contradictory — con•tra•dic•to•ry [[t]ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk tə ri[/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) involving contradiction; inconsistent: contradictory statements[/ex] 2) tending or inclined to contradict 3) pho logic a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible… …   From formal English to slang

• contradictory — con|tra|dic|to|ry [ˌkɔntrəˈdıktəri US ˌka:n ] adj two statements, beliefs etc that are contradictory are different and therefore cannot both be true or correct contradictory messages/statements/demands etc ▪ The public is being fed contradictory… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• contradictory — adjective two statements, beliefs etc that are contradictory, are different and therefore cannot both be true: The witnesses gave two completely contradictory accounts. see also: self contradictory …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• contradictory — adj. 1 expressing a denial or opposite statement. 2 (of statements etc.) mutually opposed or inconsistent. 3 (of a person) inclined to contradict. 4 Logic (of two propositions) so related that one and only one must be true. Derivatives:… …   Useful english dictionary

• self-contradictory — ADJ GRADED If you say or write something that is self contradictory, you make two statements which cannot both be true. He is notorious for making unexpected, often self contradictory, comments …   English dictionary