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Definitions of paradoxical
  1. adjective
    seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
    "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
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')
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