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paradoxical subtlety

n. an attempt to show-off something, yet tries to make it look as though they are not doing so; a purposely feeble and obvious attempt at modesty in order to flaunt one's advantages over another without looking cocky.
adj. paradoxically subtle.
Ex. 1
Alex: Oh you have that class too? Wasn't that test hard?
Marvin: Yeah.
Alex: Yeah, I know huh? I only got an A-.
Marvin: No one asked you. You know, your paradoxical subtlety is really annoying.

Ex. 2
Dave: Someone's iPod earphones just latched onto my backpack on my way to class.
Anthony: Oh really? Those earphones are probably better than the ones that came with my new mp3 player. *takes out mp3 player and shows it off*

paradoxical 

1. having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.

2. Medicine/Medical . not being the normal or usual kind:

Sometimes, par·a·dox·al.
Stimulants are a paradoxical, albeit effective, medication used for certain forms of hyperactivity.
paradoxical by Bobby Joe Parker November 9, 2013

paradoxical phramacology 

Administering drugs that will make the symptoms only worse, so that the body can be well-prepared to battle the on-set of disease next time!
Weird...innit?
Doctors gave a weird name 'invert agonists' for those who go through this kind of new therapy called paradoxical phramacology! Go figure!

paradisical 

the state of living in paradise, free from traffic, everyone drinks out of coconuts, and there is Jack Johnson music... EVERYWHERE!!! Hammocks are in abundance and beautiful women flock there like fat people to a sizzlers buffet... also, no homeless people.
Ryan Dean is living so paradisically in Hawaii...

Paradoxical Filth 

The point in which a person become so filthy that the build up of dirt on their hair and body absorbs their grease, making them appear cleaner than before despite being more dirty.
"Hey, did Roadkill take a shower or something? His hair looks really clean."
"No, it's just paradoxical filth from rolling around in the dirt."

PARADOXICAL TRUISM 

Something that is in EXISTENCE FIRST but was suppose to be the SECOND in EXISTENCE as it's very formation was suppose to come from the SECOND that was suppose to be the FIRST that EXISTED .

No MIRROR IMAGE EXISTS.
Given this order only as this being a PARADOXICAL TRUISM as THE POINT came before THE POINTER and it can be said only the REASON is THE POINT EQUALS THE POINTER in that order only.

It follows if the REFLEXIVE RELATIONSHIP can only be violated when the PARADOXICAL TRUISM comes about by only the POINT AND POINTER EQUAL not vice versa.
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