Friendly and Polemical

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Friendly adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.

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Polemical is an antonym for friendly.

Nearby Words: friend, friendliness, friendship

Polemical adjective - Given to arguing.

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

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Friendly is an antonym for polemical.

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