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argumentive
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conflicting
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debateable(adjective, provocative, debated)
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fire-eating(noun, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
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open to discussion(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, dubious)
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opinionated(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentiousness)
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oppositional
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protesting
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pugnacious(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, quarrelsome)
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resistant
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salty(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentiousness)
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spiky(noun, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
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under discussion(adjective, provocative, debated)
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cantankerous(argumentative, quarrelsome)
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captious(argumentative, quarrelsome)
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caviling(argumentative, quarrelsome)
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debated(adjective, problematic, provocative, induced)
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dissentious(argumentative, quarrelsome)
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