Polemical
Polemical adjective - Given to arguing.
Usage example: during the Middle Ages even theologians could be surprisingly polemical in their writings
Refractory and polemical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refractory" instead an adjective "Polemical".
Refractory
Refractory adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Polemical and refractory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Polemical" instead an adjective "Refractory".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- difficult and polemical
- difficult and refractory
- contrary and polemical
- contrary and refractory
- perverse and polemical
- perverse and refractory
- fractious and polemical
- fractious and refractory
- uncompromising and polemical
- uncompromising and refractory
- hostile and polemical
- hostile and refractory
- opinionated and polemical
- opinionated and refractory
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