paradoksāls

Latvian

Etymology

From paradokss (“paradox”) +‎ -āls. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

Adjective

paradoksāls (definite paradoksālais, comparative paradoksālāks, superlative visparadoksālākais, adverb paradoksāli)

  1. paradoxical (relating to, expressing, a paradox)
    paradoksāls gadījums, stāvoklis ― paradoxical case, situation
    paradoksāls atzinums, apgalvojums ― paradoxical opinion, statement
    paradoksāla asprātība ― paradoxical wit
    paradoksāli salīdzinājumi ― paradoxical comparisons
    ir reizes, kad dzejnieku var izprovocēt uz atcerēšanos... traģiskais un komiskais, sīkais un nozīmīgais tad parādās dzīves paradoksālos mezglojumos ― there are times when a poet can trigger memories... the tragic and the comic, the petty and the meaningful show themselves in life's paradoxical entanglements

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