adjective
- involving, characterized by, or tending to cause conflict or disagreement
Usage: formal or technical usage; less common than 'conflicting' or 'contentious'
Examples
- The two nations have a conflictive relationship marked by ongoing territorial disputes.
- The report highlighted conflictive interests between environmental protection and economic development.
- Their conflictive views on education policy made compromise difficult.
- The organization struggled with conflictive demands from different stakeholder groups.
- Conflictive evidence presented by the witnesses complicated the trial.