Polemical and Provocative

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Polemical adjective - Given to arguing.

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Provocative and polemical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provocative" instead an adjective "Polemical".

Provocative adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.

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Polemical and provocative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Polemical" instead an adjective "Provocative".

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