PARADOXICAL
\pˌaɹədˈɒksɪkə͡l], \pˌaɹədˈɒksɪkəl], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_d_ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_k_əl]\
Definitions of PARADOXICAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
By Princeton University
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seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Paradoxically.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Unexpected variation from the normal. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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