Controversial
Controversial adjective - Given to arguing.
Usage example: controversial by temperament, she's the sort of political attack dog who kills all hope of bipartisanship
Peevish and controversial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peevish" instead an adjective "Controversial".
Peevish
Peevish adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Controversial and peevish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controversial" instead an adjective "Peevish".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sensitive and controversial
- sensitive and peevish
- critical and controversial
- critical and peevish
- testy and controversial
- testy and peevish
- contrary and controversial
- contrary and peevish
- touchy and controversial
- touchy and peevish
- vexed and controversial
- vexed and peevish
- quarrelsome and controversial
- quarrelsome and peevish
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