1.
[syn: paradoxical, self-contradictory]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Paradoxical \Par`a*dox"ic*al\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*d[o^]ks"[i^]*kal), a.
1. Of the nature of a paradox.
[1913 Webster]
2. Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to
received opinions. --Southey.
[1913 Webster] -- Par`a*dox"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Par`a*dox"ic*al*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
paradoxical
adj 1: seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true;
"it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than
walking" [syn: paradoxical, self-contradictory]