Both Uses of
paradox
in
Me Before You
- Paradoxically, the following day Will was in good form—unusually talkative, opinionated, belligerent.†
p. 128.1 *paradoxically = in a manner that seems (at least at first impression) to be impossible because things that seem true contradict each other
- That if the girl failed with her ranches and her bungee jumping and hot tubs and what have you, she would paradoxically be setting me free.†
p. 326.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(paradox) a situation or statement that seems to contradict itself but may still be true
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, paradox may refer to a statement that contradicts itself -- such as "I always lie."