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contradictory
adjective
noun
unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
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adjective
unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
adjective
in disagreement
“the figures are at odds with our findings”
adjective
that confounds or contradicts or confuses
adjective
of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
“‘perfect’ and ‘imperfect’ are contradictory terms”
noun
two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
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the figures are at odds with our findings
{'source': 'John Morley', 'text': 'contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness'}
‘perfect’ and ‘imperfect’ are contradictory terms
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