contradictory

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The wingnut neocon story lines and talkingpoints have have been so self-contradictory, absurd and incoherent this year, and have reserved themsevles with such dizzying speed (with no segues) that suspension of disbelief is no longer possible for most people.

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  1. adjective Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction. See Synonyms at opposite.
  2. adjective Given to contradicting.
  3. noun Logic Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.

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  • What little detail is in the statement is contradictory, they say, and could indicate anything from hyperthyroidism to multiple myeloma. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • These organisations take a consistent line on climate change: that the science is contradictory, the scientists are split, environmentalists are charlatans, liars or lunatics, and if governments took action to prevent global warming, they would be endangering the global economy for no good reason. —  The daily irrelevant
  • This is not necessarily contradictory, as improvements in unemployment rates typically lag behind other economic indicators, reports CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor.
  • There are many things that are sacred and yet contradictory, all of which makes the mysteries even more fascinating. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • His statements to the Police were contradictory, the entire situation was clouded in very unusual circumstances and many questions remain unanswered. —  Blogger KING
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  1. = French contradictoire = Provencal contradictori = Spanish contradictorio = Portuguese contraditorio = Italian contraddittorio, from Late Latin contradictorius, from contradictor, one who opposes: see contradicter.
 

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