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contradictorily
adverb
uk /ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.tər.əl.i/ us /ˌkɑːn.trəˈdɪk.tɚ.əl.i/
in a way that suggests the opposite of another fact or statement:
The newspaper contradictorily attacked the police while also calling for tougher measures against crime.
Rather contradictorily, the magazine contains a healthy diet plan on the page next to a recipe for chocolate cake.
At the press conference she contradictorily first praised and then attacked her party's leadership.
The police officer contradictorily ordered me to stay down and keep my hands up.
He was, contradictorily, a butcher who embraced a vegetarian lifestyle.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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abnegate
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breath
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counter-argue
debunk
deniability
deny
disabuse
disagree
dispute
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myth-buster
myth-busting
non-acceptance
non-recognition
nonsense
recant
refute
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