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counterintuitive

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16 lettersPronunciation /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ceeiiinnortttuuvStarts with CEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. contrary to what common sense would suggest

Word origin

From counter- + intuitive. Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1955 as “counter-intuitive”.

Used in a sentence

  • With the students who worked on drafts in class, a number of aspects of lexicography proved challenging and counterintuitive.

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