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contradictive

[ kon-truh-dik-tiv ]

adjective

  1. tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.


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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞苍顎卼谤补路诲颈肠顎僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • 肠辞苍顎卼谤补路诲颈肠顎僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍顎卌辞苍路迟谤补路诲颈肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of contradictive1

First recorded in 1620鈥30; contradict + -ive
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"In the past agriculture was focused on producing food, and forestry was focusing on something else, they were never talking to each other so sometimes their policies ended up being even contradictive," Muller said.

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A cross, captious, and contradictive spirit and conduct, delighting in opposition to the judgment of the church and her rulers.

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"But your ancestor is the most artificial writer of an artificial school, and Eliza Cook is the most spontaneous writer of a spontaneous school," replied Alf, with the contradictive impulse which amusingly accompanied his teachableness.

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What does听contradictive mean?

Contradictive means inconsistent or tending to be in opposition.

Contradictive means the same thing as contradictory, but contradictory is used much more commonly. Contradictive and contradictory can both be used to describe actions, statements, or other things that are in opposition to each other. However, contradictive is perhaps more likely to be used to describe a person.

Example: Allison was accused of being contradictive because her statements to the press did not match what she told the police.

Where does听contradictive come from?

The first records of contradictive come from the 1600s. It is based on contradict, which comes from the Latin 肠辞苍迟谤腻诲颈肠迟耻蝉, formed from the roots 肠辞苍迟谤腻 (meaning 鈥渁gainst鈥 or 鈥渙pposite鈥) and dic (from 诲墨肠别谤别, meaning 鈥渢o speak鈥). The suffix -ive is used to form an adjective and indicates a tendency. So, based on its parts, contradictive means 鈥渉aving the tendency to speak against鈥 something.

Contradictive is a synonym for contradictory, but it鈥檚 used much less commonly. Two statements that are inconsistent can be described as contradictive. A person鈥檚 actions could be said to be contradictive if they are somehow in opposition to each other. Contradictory could also be used in both of these cases, but it鈥檚 not common to describe people themselves as contradictory. If you want to say that someone is always looking to contradict other people, or that their actions are often contradictory, contradictive might be the better word. But this isn鈥檛 a rule, and it鈥檚 possible for either word to be used this way, so don鈥檛 come calling us contradictive.

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What are some other forms of contradictive?

  • contradict (verb)
  • contradiction (noun)
  • contradictively (adverb)
  • contradictiveness (noun)
  • uncontradictive (adjective)

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How is听contradictive used in real life?

Contradictive is typically used in a serious tone, especially when criticizing someone or something considered inconsistent. Having a reputation for being contradictive is often seen as a negative trait, since such a person can be considered untrustworthy.

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Is contradictive used correctly in the following sentence?

Jackie and Sam had the exact same explanation for what happened, so I think they鈥檙e being contradictive.

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