Controversial and Refractory

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Controversial adjective - Given to arguing.

Usage example: controversial by temperament, she's the sort of political attack dog who kills all hope of bipartisanship

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Refractory and controversial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refractory" instead an adjective "Controversial".

Refractory adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

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Controversial and refractory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controversial" instead an adjective "Refractory".

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