Eristic
Eristic adjective - Given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments.
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Synonyms for Eristic
Pugnacious and eristic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pugnacious" instead an adjective "Eristic".
Pugnacious
Pugnacious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Eristic and pugnacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Eristic" instead an adjective "Pugnacious".
Nearby Word: pugnacity
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- offensive and eristic
- offensive and pugnacious
- irritable and eristic
- irritable and pugnacious
- disagreeable and eristic
- disagreeable and pugnacious
- contrary and eristic
- contrary and pugnacious
- unfriendly and eristic
- unfriendly and pugnacious
- quarrelsome and eristic
- quarrelsome and pugnacious
- querulous and eristic
- querulous and pugnacious
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