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Heterological

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveOf a word, not describing itself.
"The words ultrashort and onomatopoeia are heterological: ultrashort might be called short but is not an ultrashort word, and onomatopoeia is not an onomatopoeic word."
2.AdjectiveNot true of itself.
3.AdjectiveNot of shared ancestral origin.
4.AdjectiveSupporting or attracted to otherness.
5.AdjectiveHaving or supporting multiple interpretations.
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