heterological
/ˌhɛtərəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
adjective
- Describing a word or property that does not apply to itself. For example, the word 'long' is not long, so it is heterological.
- She gave an example of a heterological term: 'English' is not written in English letters.
- The adjective 'polysyllabic' is heterological since it has only four syllables.
- In logic class, we learned that 'short' is heterological because the word itself is not short.