Meaning & use
Conflictive
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Marked by or tending to cause conflict or disagreement.
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The negotiations became increasingly conflictive as both sides refused to compromise.
Their conflictive relationship made family gatherings tense.
A note on using this word
Conflictive is less common than 'conflicting' but is used similarly, especially in social science and political writing.
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