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contradictive

contradictive adjective: contradictory.

Adjective

contradictive (comparative more contradictive, superlative most contradictive)

  1. (archaic) Contradictory.
    • [T]here is surely, thought she, a perverse and contradictive spirit in man, which makes the whole sex odious.1790, Helen Maria Williams, Julia, Routledge, published 2016, page 19

Forms of contradictive

comparativemore contradictive
superlativemost contradictive

Origin of contradictive

From contradict + -ive.

Words formed from contradictive

Questions about contradictive

What does contradictive mean?
Contradictive means contradictory.
What part of speech is contradictive?
Contradictive is an adjective.

Words near contradictive in the dictionary

  1. contradictions
  2. contradictions in terms
  3. contradictious
  4. contradictiously
  5. contradictiousness
  6. contradictive
  7. contradictively
  8. contradictiveness
  9. contradictor
  10. contradictorial
  11. contradictoriality

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