1. A course of action or direction that contains conflicting or mutually exclusive elements; a route or approach that involves opposing principles or outcomes
The company followed a contradictory path by claiming to prioritize sustainability while increasing carbon emissions.
A empresa seguiu um caminho contraditório ao afirmar priorizar a sustentabilidade enquanto aumentava as emissões de carbono.
2. In logic or rhetoric, an argument or sequence of events that leads to conflicting conclusions
His theory led down a contradictory path that ultimately proved untenable.
Sua teoria levou a um caminho contraditório que se mostrou insustentável.