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paradoxical

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par·a·dox  (pr-dks)
n.
1. A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking.
2. One exhibiting inexplicable or contradictory aspects: "The silence of midnight, to speak truly, though apparently a paradox, rung in my ears" Mary Shelley.
3. An assertion that is essentially self-contradictory, though based on a valid deduction from acceptable premises.
4. A statement contrary to received opinion.

[Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxon, from neuter sing. of paradoxos, conflicting with expectation : para-, beyond; see para-1 + doxa, opinion (from dokein, to think; see dek- in Indo-European roots).]

para·doxi·cal adj.
para·doxi·cal·ly adv.
para·doxi·cal·ness n.
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Adj.1.paradoxical - seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"

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Spanish paradoxical [pærəˈdɔksɪkl] adjparadójico
French paradoxical [pærəˈdɔksɪkl] adjparadoxal(e)
German paradoxical [pærəˈdɔksɪkl] paradox adj [situation] → paradox
Italian paradoxical [pærəˈdɔksɪkl] adjparadossale

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"You have changed in many respects since your marriage, and for the better," said Sergey Ivanovitch, smiling to Kitty, and obviously little interested in the conversation, "but you have remained true to your passion for defending the most paradoxical theories.
It sounds paradoxical, but I am inclined to think that the weakness and insanity of the curate warned me, braced me, and kept me a sane man.
Their very chastity, paradoxical as it may seem, is their destruction.
 
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