contradictious

contradictious
contradictiously, adv.contradictiousness, n.
/kon'treuh dik"sheuhs/, adj.
1. inclined to contradict; disputatious.
2. Archaic. self-contradictory.
[1595-1605; CONTRADICT + -IOUS]

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