paradoxicalness

paradoxicalness
noun see paradoxical

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  • paradoxicalness — par·a·dox·i·cal·ness …   English syllables

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  • paradoxical — adjective Date: 1598 1. a. of the nature of a paradox b. inclined to paradoxes 2. not being the normal or usual kind < a paradoxical pulse > < paradoxical drug reactions > • paradoxicality noun • paradoxically …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • paradoxical — [par΄ə däk′si kəl] adj. 1. of, having the nature of, or expressing a paradox or paradoxes 2. fond of using paradoxes 3. seemingly full of contradictions paradoxically adv. paradoxicalness n. * * * See paradox. * * * …   Universalium

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