contradictious

[ kon-truh-dik-shuhs ]

/ ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃəs /

adjective

inclined to contradict; disputatious.

Archaic. self-contradictory.

Origin of contradictious

First recorded in 1595–1605; contradict + -ious

OTHER WORDS FROM contradictious

con·tra·dic·tious·ly, adverbcon·tra·dic·tious·ness, nounun·con·tra·dic·tious, adjective

Words nearby contradictious

contracyclical, contradance, contradict, contradiction, contradiction in terms, contradictious, contradictive, contradictory, contradistinction, contradistinguish, contrafactual

Example sentences from the Web for contradictious

Our next, which is very brief, is a still more striking instance of this contradictious and exclusive spirit.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848|Various
There's a-many always wants to read the bit that's tore off, showin' a contradictious temper like.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan
I have been to see her this evening and found her of uncertain temper, and inclined to be contradictious.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne|William J. Locke
It was simply a contradictious action, as there was no warranty for it in vert and venison.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan

She knew not what to make of her niece, who had suddenly become stern and contradictious.
Washington Square|Henry James

单词	contradictious
释义	contradictious [ kon-truh-dik-shuhs ] / ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃəs / adjective inclined to contradict; disputatious. Archaic. self-contradictory. Origin of contradictious First recorded in 1595–1605; contradict + -ious OTHER WORDS FROM contradictious con·tra·dic·tious·ly, adverbcon·tra·dic·tious·ness, nounun·con·tra·dic·tious, adjective Words nearby contradictious contracyclical, contradance, contradict, contradiction, contradiction in terms, contradictious, contradictive, contradictory, contradistinction, contradistinguish, contrafactual Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contradictious Our next, which is very brief, is a still more striking instance of this contradictious and exclusive spirit. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848\|Various There's a-many always wants to read the bit that's tore off, showin' a contradictious temper like. When Ghost Meets Ghost\|William Frend De Morgan I have been to see her this evening and found her of uncertain temper, and inclined to be contradictious. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne\|William J. Locke It was simply a contradictious action, as there was no warranty for it in vert and venison. When Ghost Meets Ghost\|William Frend De Morgan She knew not what to make of her niece, who had suddenly become stern and contradictious. Washington Square\|Henry James
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