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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true;
- Example: "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
[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]