semiparadoxical

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adjective

Partly or somewhat paradoxical.

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Meanings

adjectivesemiparadoxical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePartly or somewhat paradoxical.

    The tale thus underscores in expressive form the semiparadoxical fact that traders can lie by telling the truth.

    1986, Richard Bauman, Story, Performance, and Event: Contextual Studies of Oral Narrative

Origin

From semi- + paradoxical.

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APA

semiparadoxical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiparadoxical

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“semiparadoxical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiparadoxical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiparadoxical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiparadoxical.

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