The committee's confrontational style of campaigning has made it unpopular...
Riot police are on hand but have not been confrontational.
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confrontational — UK US /ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃənəl/ adjective ► causing or involving angry disagreement: »Union leaders said they were disappointed by the rhetoric used by the management, and dismayed by their confrontational approach. »You should try to be less… … Financial and business terms
confrontational — 1969, from CONFRONTATION (Cf. confrontation) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology dictionary
confrontational — /kon freuhn tay sheuh nl, frun /, adj. tending toward or ready for confrontation: They came to the meeting with a confrontational attitude. Also, confrontative /kon freuhn tay tiv, keuhn frun teuh /. [CONFRONTATION + AL1] * * * … Universalium
confrontational — con|fron|ta|tion|al [ˌkɔnfrənˈteıʃənəl US ˌka:n ] adj likely to cause arguments or make people angry ▪ a confrontational style of management … Dictionary of contemporary English
confrontational — adjective intended to cause arguments or make people angry: a confrontational style of government … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
confrontational — confront ► VERB 1) meet face to face in hostility or defiance. 2) (of a problem) present itself to. 3) face up to and deal with (a problem). 4) compel to face or consider something. DERIVATIVES confrontation noun confrontational adjective … English terms dictionary
confrontational — adjective see confrontation … New Collegiate Dictionary
confrontational — adjective Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in your face … Wiktionary
confrontational — con|fron|ta|tion|al [ ,kanfrən teıʃnəl ] adjective behaving in a way that shows you want to have an argument or fight with someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confrontational — adj. tending to cause confrontation; aggressive; conflicting … English contemporary dictionary
