Genial and Polemical

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Genial adjective - Having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations.

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Polemical is an antonym for genial.

Nearby Words: genius, genially, geniality

Polemical adjective - Given to arguing.

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

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Genial is an antonym for polemical.

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