contradictorily
- adverb
- /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəˌrɪli/
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contradictoriamente
- The report presented contradictorily conflicting data, making it hard to draw any solid conclusions.
- somewhat contradictorily
Examples
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Contradictorily, the rest of the compartment was intended to distract and soothe me.
Fiction book (1998) -
It's contradictorily inclusive and exclusionary all at once!
Blog text (21) -
There is nothing unusual in this operational definition: the field of comparative politics has always been similarly, if somewhat contradictorily, defined as encompassing both studies of more than one national political unit and of single nations other than one's own.
Academic text (1992) -
For example, Thomas Jefferson is criticized for calling for the division of church and state, but not for owning slaves or contradictorily advocating for liberty while suppressing African individuals' freedom.
Academic text (2010) -
Common cultural values are exalted even as the national project proceeds belligerently and contradictorily through the use of armed force and with the consequent deaths of many compatriots.
Academic text (1993) -
Tocqueville (1835, 1971) may have been one of the first to see and discuss this paradox, having observed how democracies contradictorily value both liberty and equality, both personal freedom and social justice.
Academic text (2012) -
The speaker's remarks were often contradictorily confusing, leaving the audience wondering what he truly believed.
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She argued contradictorily against regulations she had previously supported, creating doubt about her sincerity.
Synonyms
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In a way that seems opposite to what you expect
In a way that shows things do not agree
In a way that does not fit or match something else
How Contradictory
Surface Forms
Morphology
contradictorily = contradictory (transparent) = contradict + ory + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'contradictory', yielding a directly predictable meaning.
Etymology
The word contradictorily comes from contra- 'against' and dict 'say', the same parts you see in contrary and dictionary. So to do something contradictorily is to 'say against' yourself or to act in a way that goes against what you said, making it inconsistent.