Contradictorily (Adverb)
Meaning
In a contradictory manner; "he argued contradictorily".
Examples
- She presented her research findings contradictorily, initially arguing for one hypothesis then switching to its opposite.
- The politician spoke contradictorily, one day expressing support for the policy and the next criticizing it sharply.
- The philosopher wrote contradictorily, attempting to reconcile two ideas that were fundamentally at odds.
- The critic reviewed the play contradictorily, faulting it for being both overly simplistic and bewilderingly complex.
- In his thesis, the student argued contradictorily, sometimes portraying the theory as revolutionary and other times as trivial.