Contrary and Polemical

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Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.

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Polemical and contrary are semantically related In some cases you can use "Polemical" instead an adjective "Contrary".

Polemical adjective - Given to arguing.

Usage example: during the Middle Ages even theologians could be surprisingly polemical in their writings

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Contrary and polemical are semantically related in argumentative topic. You can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Polemical".

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