confrontational
adjective/ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃənl/
Frequency rank: #12,623 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
tending to deal with situations in an aggressive or hostile way that causes conflict.
Example sentence
His confrontational attitude made it difficult to have a calm discussion about the issue.
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