Paradoxicality
[par-uh-dok-si-kuh l] /ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪ kəl/
adjective
1.
having the nature of a ; self-contradictory.
2.
Medicine/Medical. not being the normal or usual kind:
Stimulants are a paradoxical, albeit effective, medication used for certain forms of hyperactivity.
adj.
1580s, from paradox + -ical. Competing forms were paradoxal (1560s), paradoxial (1620s), but they survive in niches, if at all. Related: Paradoxically.
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