contradick
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Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of contradict.
- And as for the cow you've bought, bargain or no bargain, I've been at the drenching of her—contradick me who will.1861, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter VI, in Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC:
- We are all well I do my lessons always and never corroberate the girls—Meg says I mean contradick so I put in both words and you can take the properest.1872, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women:
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- "If you could just get into a little argyment with that young lady so you're not speakin' to each other — contradick her like a gentlemun, quiet and firm, about everythin'; that's one thing ladies can't stand.1947, Phil Stong, Positive Pete, page 55:
- He was referring to L. Paul Bremer, the top dog of desert camouflage boot-wearing big shots at CPA. “Well, I wouldn't want to contradick your report to Bremer, now would I?”2015, Marvin Gray, Welcome to the Dark Side, →ISBN, page 53: