contradictory
— Adjective
– English
~ of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"
contradictory
— Adjective
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~ in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
contralateral
— Adjective
– English
~ on or relating to the opposite side (of the body)
contralto
— Adjective
– English
~ of or being the lowest female voice
contrapuntal
— Adjective
– English
~ having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
contrapuntal
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint; "contrapuntal base"
contrarious
— Adjective
– English
~ difficult to deal with
contrary
— Adjective
– English
~ resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
contrary
— Adjective
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~ very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
contrary
— Adjective
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~ in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
contrary
— Adjective
– English
~ of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
contrasting
— Adjective
– English
~ strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"
contrastive
— Adjective
– English
~ of words so related that one contrasts with the other; "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms"
contrastive
— Adjective
– English
~ strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"
contrastive
— Adjective
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~ syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence; "disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function"
contrasty
— Adjective
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~ having sharp differences between black and white
contributing
— Adjective
– English
~ tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"
contributive
— Adjective
– English
~ tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"
contributory
— Adjective
– English
~ tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"
contrite
— Adjective
– English
~ feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses