‖Ox′y‐mo″ron (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ���, fr. ��� pointedly foolish; οξὔσ sharp + μωρόσ foolish.] (Rhet.) A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.