paradoxical

paradoxical
paradoxical (adj.) 1580s, from PARADOX (Cf. paradox) + -ICAL (Cf. -ical). Competing forms were paradoxal (1560s), paradoxial (1620s), but they survive in niches, if at all.

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(to appearance, yet conformable to fact), , , ,


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  • paradoxical — [par΄ə däk′si kəl] adj. 1. of, having the nature of, or expressing a paradox or paradoxes 2. fond of using paradoxes 3. seemingly full of contradictions paradoxically adv. paradoxicalness n. * * * See paradox. * * * …   Universalium

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  • paradoxical — [par΄ə däk′si kəl] adj. 1. of, having the nature of, or expressing a paradox or paradoxes 2. fond of using paradoxes 3. seemingly full of contradictions paradoxically adv. paradoxicalness n …   English World dictionary

  • paradoxical — adj. paradoxical that + clause (it s paradoxical that we feel cold in warm weather) * * * paradoxical that + clause (it s paradoxical that we feel cold in warm weather) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • paradoxical — [[t]pæ̱rədɒ̱ksɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something is paradoxical, it involves two facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other. Some sedatives produce the paradoxical effect of making the person more anxious... We were a team of… …   English dictionary

  • paradoxical — adjective Date: 1598 1. a. of the nature of a paradox b. inclined to paradoxes 2. not being the normal or usual kind < a paradoxical pulse > < paradoxical drug reactions > • paradoxicality noun • paradoxically …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • paradoxical — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ somewhat ▪ apparently, seemingly …   Collocations dictionary

  • paradoxical — par|a|dox|ical [ ,perə daksıkl ] adjective 1. ) strange because of being the opposite of what you expect: a paradoxical result 2. ) consisting of two parts that seem to mean the opposite of each other: a paradoxical statement …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • paradoxical — UK [ˌpærəˈdɒksɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌperəˈdɑksɪk(ə)l] adjective 1) strange because of being the opposite of what you expect a paradoxical result 2) consisting of two parts that seem to mean the opposite of each other a paradoxical statement …   English dictionary

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