Definition of contradictory
(Entry 1 of 2)
: involving, causing, or constituting a contradiction
contradictory statements The witnesses gave contradictory accounts of the accident.
contradictory
noun
con·tra·dic·to·ry
plural contradictories
Definition of contradictory (Entry 2 of 2)
: a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 2a) 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
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The first known use of contradictory was in the 14th century
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