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3
vague
2
ambivalent
2
antagonistic
2
at issue
2
changeable
2
dialectical
2
difficult(tough, tricky, problematic, argumentative)
2
dissenting(progressive, contentious, pragmatic, heterodox)
2
dissident(progressive, contentious, pragmatic, sectarian)
2
in doubt
2
insecure
2
mysterious
2
precarious
2
sensitive
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tentative
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touchy(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious)
2
unconvinced
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contrary(belligerent, argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome)
1
ambiguous(uncertain, doubtful, unsettled, vague)
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argumentive
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