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contradictious

con·tra·dic·tious
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-truh-dik-shuh s]
    • /ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃəs/
    • /ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-truh-dik-shuh s]
    • /ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃəs/

Definitions of contradictious word

  • adjective contradictious inclined to contradict; contentious 3
  • adjective contradictious contradictory (sense 1) 3
  • adjective contradictious inclined to contradict; disputatious. 1
  • adjective contradictious Archaic. self-contradictory. 1
  • noun contradictious (obsolete) Filled with contradictions; inconsistent. 1
  • adjective contradictious (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Inclined to contradict or cavil. 0
See all 6 definitions of contradictious

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Origin of contradictious

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; contradict + -ious

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Parts of speech for Contradictious

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Contradictious

contradictious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

contradictious usage trend in Literature

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