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Adjective: paradoxical  ,per-u'dók-si-kul [N. Amer], ,pa-ru'dók-si-kul [Brit]
  1. Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
    "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking";
    - self-contradictory

See also: incomprehensible, inexplicable

Encyclopedia: Paradoxical