paradoxical
adjective
par路a路dox路i路cal
| \ 藢per-蓹-藞d盲k-si-k蓹l
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Definition of paradoxical
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Other Words from paradoxical
paradoxicality
\ 藢per-蓹-藢d盲k-si-藞ka-l蓹-t膿
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noun
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noun
paradoxically
\ 藢per-蓹-藞d盲k-si-k(蓹-)l膿
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adverb
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adverb
paradoxicalness
\ 藢per-蓹-藞d盲k-si-k蓹l-n蓹s
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noun
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noun
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Modernity made the individual sacred, producing a paradoxical effect that still hangs over us. — Astra Taylor, The New Republic, "One for All," 26 Aug. 2019 In this sometimes paradoxical view of privilege, Americans respect professors but would not wish to turn the country over to them. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The American Middle Class," 22 Aug. 2019 And paradoxical that the ministry that authorized the research would actually expose those doing the research to danger. — Alison Abbott, Science | AAAS, "Italian blindness researchers planning monkey studies threatened after health ministry releases names," 21 Aug. 2019 That paradoxical name comes with an instructive history. — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, "No Law Can Ban White Supremacy From the Internet," 9 Aug. 2019 Yet there鈥檚 something curious, even paradoxical, about Kiarostami鈥檚 career, and the retrospective鈥檚 program offers a rare opportunity to probe its mysteries. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "The Paradox at the Heart of Abbas Kiarostami鈥檚 Early Films," 26 July 2019 The idea behind the blood test is somewhat paradoxical: If blood amyloid levels are very low, the patient may well have plaques in the brain. — New York Times, "A Blood Test for Alzheimer鈥檚? It鈥檚 Coming, Scientists Report," 1 Aug. 2019 The pitcher that has best embraced the nebulous nature of the Padres pitching staff owns his paradoxical thinking. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres rookie Cal Quantrill relishes proving self," 26 July 2019 Unruliness, perversity, pigheadedness鈥攑sychologists have long been interested in this bestiary of paradoxical thought and action. — Paul Bloom, The New Yorker, "The Strange Appeal of Perverse Actions," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paradoxical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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paradoxical
adjective
par路a路dox路i路cal
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Medical Definition of paradoxical
: not being the normal or usual kind
a paradoxical embolism