con·tra·dic·to·ry

(kŏn′trə-dĭk′tə-rē)

adj.

1. Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction: contradictory reports about the vaccine's effectiveness. See Synonyms at opposite.

2. Given to contradicting: The contradictory council members often ended up squabbling.

n. pl. con·tra·dic·to·ries Logic

Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.

con′tra·dic′to·ri·ly adv.

con′tra·dic′to·ri·ness n.

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Adv.

contradictorily - in a contradictory manner; "he argued contradictorily"

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inconsistently

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You have, indeed, flattered me very strongly by representing me as constantly thinking of and for other people, whereas the rest think of themselves alone, but on the other hand you have contradictorily called me "unsocial," which is certainly the last adjective I should have expected to find in the neighborhood of my name.

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