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paradoxical


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Definition of paradoxical

adjective

  • seemingly absurd or self-contradictory:by glorifying the acts of violence they achieve the paradoxical effect of making them trivial

Derivatives

paradoxically


adverb
[sentence adverb]:paradoxically, the more fuel a star starts off with, the sooner it runs out

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