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was adversarial
adjective
Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed
Exact(14)
She was adversarial, rebellious and practical.
But the response from the county on Wednesday was adversarial in tone.
But her performance tonight was adversarial, prosecutorial and at times sanctimonious.
But there were sparks at the House hearing, which involved Andersen officials and was adversarial.
"Everyone in that company was adversarial," the consultant who worked with Volkswagen told me.
— in a format that was adversarial by design: an outsider not just imitating (or mocking) an identity group, but dressing and acting the part.
Similar(46)
In a justice system designed to be adversarial, the prosecutor has few adversaries.
Labor and management have historically been adversarial.
I have no wish at all to be adversarial.
"It is adversarial for all the right reasons.
Our court system is adversarial and exacerbates conflict.
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