D defs.my
Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Contradictory

/känˌ-trəd-ĭk'-tẽr-ē/ · Con·tra·dict·o·ry · IPA /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktəɹi/
01 a. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.
  1. 1.
    Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.
  2. 2.
    Opposing or opposed; repugnant.
    “Schemes . . . contradictory to common sense.” — Addisn.
02 n. A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety.
pl. Contradictories
  1. 1.
    A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety.
    “It is common with princes to will contradictories.” Bacon.
  2. 2.
    propositions with the same terms, but opposed to each other both in quality and quantity.(Logic)