Contentious
Contentious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Dialectical and contentious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dialectical" instead an adjective "Contentious".
Nearby Word: contention
Dialectical
Dialectical adjective - Of or relating to or employing dialectic.
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Contentious and dialectical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contentious" instead an adjective "Dialectical".
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