Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Paradoxical /(păr`ȧ*dŏks"ĭ*kal)/ · Par·a·dox·ic·al · IPA /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl/ 01 a. Of the nature of a paradox. 1. Of the nature of a paradox. 2. Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions.