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contradictory

contradictory
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
    "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"
    contradictory
    Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • in disagreement
      "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"

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      contradictory
      Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
        • unable to be both true at the same time

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        contradictory
        Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
          • that confounds or contradicts or confuses

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          contradictory
          Zelfstandig naamwoord
            • two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

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            Voorbeeldzinnen

            1. This will almost certainly have contradictory consequences and effects.
            2. The stories that circulated about the old graveyard were contradictory, but nevertheless made your heart freeze.
            3. For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.
            4. Hui Shi had many ingenious notions. His writings would fill five carriages; but his doctrines were erroneous and contradictory, and his words were wide of their mark.
            5. One thing, however, is much less equivocal, which is, that out of the matters contained in those books, together with the assistance of some old stories, the church has set up a system of religion very contradictory to the character of the person whose name it bears.
            6. Indicate references to the contradictory procedure: …
            7. The reasons for rejection may not be contradictory.
            8. The investigation revealed contradictory statements by importers in that respect.
            9. The defence put forward by Automobiles Peugeot SA is intrinsically contradictory.
            10. One company returned the questionnaire twice, both times incomplete and with contradictory information.
            11. The questionnaire reply submitted by this exporting producer was significantly deficient and contained contradictory information.
            12. Neither Ofex nor other interested parties provided any contradictory or more recent studies or data.
            13. The appeal shall be dealt with in accordance with the rules governing procedure in contradictory matters.
            14. In this respect, the Commission notes certain statements of SIDE, which, taken together, may seem contradictory.
            15. Contradictory assumptions are made as regards market strategy and the future production and capacity of the yard.