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contradictorily

contradictorily adverb: in a contradictory manner.

Adverb

contradictorily (comparative more contradictorily, superlative most contradictorily)

  1. In a contradictory manner
    • She said not to come over, but then she contradictorily demanded I come get her.

Forms of contradictorily

comparativemore contradictorily
superlativemost contradictorily

Origin of contradictorily

From contradictory + -ly.

Questions about contradictorily

What does contradictorily mean?
Contradictorily means in a contradictory manner.
What part of speech is contradictorily?
Contradictorily is an adverb.

Words near contradictorily in the dictionary

  1. contradictor
  2. contradictorial
  3. contradictoriality
  4. contradictorially
  5. contradictories
  6. contradictorily
  7. contradictoriness
  8. contradictors
  9. contradictory
  10. contradictory antonym
  11. contradictory antonyms

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