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paradoxial

paradoxial is the archaic form of paradoxical.

Meaning of paradoxical

Adjective

paradoxical (comparative more paradoxical, superlative most paradoxical)

  1. Having self-contradictory properties.
    • It is the ambiguity of language only which can make this proposition appear either doubtful or paradoxical. When properly explained and understood, it is almost self-evident.1776, Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, book II, ch 2

Forms of paradoxial

comparativemore paradoxial
superlativemost paradoxial

Questions about paradoxial

What is paradoxial the archaic form of?
Paradoxial is the archaic form of paradoxical.

Words near paradoxial in the dictionary

  1. paradoxes
  2. paradoxes of fiction
  3. paradoxes of saving
  4. paradoxes of thrift
  5. paradoxes of tolerance
  6. paradoxial
  7. paradoxic
  8. paradoxical
  9. paradoxical embolism
  10. paradoxical embolisms
  11. paradoxical frog

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