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adjectiveseemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
Definition that contains paradoxical
- paradoxically in a paradoxical manner
- koan a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning
- catachresis strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')