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Seeming contradictory or contrary to expectation, sometimes while expressing a valid insight.
adjective
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paradoxical
It seemed paradoxical that adding a short pause made the whole presentation easier to finish on time.
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The result seems paradoxical to a spectator who expected the most elaborate presentation to produce the strongest impression, because the plain dish proves most memorable.
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