paradoxical
adjective
par·a·dox·i·cal
ˌper-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl 
ˌpa-rə-
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: not being the normal or usual kind
a paradoxical pulse
paradoxical drug reactions
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The Chicago bedding store is the latest example of the almost paradoxical evolution from online to bricks-and-mortar, the main street, old-school way of doing business that e-commerce seemed destined to destroy.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
In a paradoxical way, having the world taken from him delivers it to him.
—Sarah Thankam Mathews, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
In non-dual Buddhist study, we are often asked to hold paradoxical ideas.
—Cari Jacobs-Crovetto, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
To top it all off, layoffs often trigger a paradoxical reaction: a rise in stock prices.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
In a paradoxical way, having the world taken from him delivers it to him.
—Sarah Thankam Mathews, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
In non-dual Buddhist study, we are often asked to hold paradoxical ideas.
—Cari Jacobs-Crovetto, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
To top it all off, layoffs often trigger a paradoxical reaction: a rise in stock prices.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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paradoxical
adjective
par·a·dox·i·cal
ˌpar-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl
variants
also paradoxic
: not being the normal or usual kind
a paradoxical embolism
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