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adjectiveLikely to cause disagreement, or inclined to argue.
Likely to provoke disagreement
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Clear all filtersLikely to cause disagreement, or inclined to argue.
Likely to provoke disagreement
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To discourage an action or make it less likely to occur.
To anticipate or recognize that something is likely to happen.
Not seeming reasonable or believable.
Unlikely to happen or to be true.
Having a tendency or willingness to think or act in a particular way.
Unlikely to cause harm or offense.
Likely or exposed to the possibility of something, often an unfavorable outcome.
To make someone or something more likely to respond or develop in a particular way.
According to what seems reasonable or likely, though not confirmed.
By reasonable assumption
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Likely to experience something or behave in a particular way.
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