contradictory vs nonpositive

contradictory

adj
  • That is diametrically opposed to something. 

  • That contradicts something, such as an argument. 

  • That is itself a contradiction. 

  • Mutually exclusive. 

  • Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious. 

noun
  • Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false. 

nonpositive

adj
  • Not positive. 

  • Not positive; either zero or negative. 

noun
  • Any value that is not positive. 

How often have the words contradictory and nonpositive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )