paradoxical
pronunciation
How to pronounce paradoxical in British English:
UK [ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkl]
How to pronounce paradoxical in American English:
US [ˌpærəˈdɑːksɪkl]
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- Adjective:
- seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
Word Origin
- paradoxical (adj.)
- 1580s, from paradox + -ical. Competing forms were paradoxal (1560s), paradoxial (1620s), but they survive in niches, if at all. Related: Paradoxically.
Example
- 1. At first , this produces a paradoxical result .
- 2. A bigger , more important ( and more paradoxical ) question arises .
- 3. Michael porter ( see article ) , a professor at harvard business school , has looked recently at this seemingly paradoxical revival of industrial clusters .
- 4. A little noticed but central character of such vivisystems is that this paradoxical essence is contagious .
- 5. I love my country dearly but we find ourselves in some paradoxical , illogical situations .