heterological
Definitions
Describing a word that does not describe itself (e.g., 'long' is not a long word).
Relating to or characterized by heterology; lacking correspondence or structural similarity.
Examples
The word 'pentasyllabic' is heterological because it does not contain exactly five syllables.
In the context of Grelling-Nelson paradox, a word is considered heterological if it does not describe itself.
Since the adjective 'long' is not actually a long word, it serves as a classic example of a heterological term.
Synonyms
self-contradictory paradoxical inconsistent non-self-descriptive illogical