contradistinct

English

Etymology

From contra- +‎ distinct.

Adjective

contradistinct (comparative more contradistinct, superlative most contradistinct)

1. Distinguished by opposite qualities.
   • a. 1680, Thomas Goodwin, Discourse of Election:

     a man may be of the elect to - day , and at their death reprobate ; for these two , as contradistinct sayings , remain such to eternity

Related terms

• contradistinction
• contradistinctive
• contradistinctively
• contradistinctiveness
• contradistinctly
• contradistinguish