contradictory : Idioms & Phrases

• adjective satellite seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
  paradoxical.
  
  • it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking
• adjective satellite in disagreement
  conflicting; contradictory; at odds.
  
  • the figures are at odds with our findings
  • contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley

WordNet

Self`-con`tra*dict"o*ry adjective

Definitions

1. Contradicting one's self or itself.

Webster 1913