confrontative

English

Etymology

From confront +‎ -ative.

Adjective

confrontative (comparative more confrontative, superlative most confrontative)

1. confrontational
   • 2009 May 10, Mickey Meece, “Backlash: Women Bullying Women at Work”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     ONE reason women choose other women as targets “is probably some idea that they can find a less confrontative person or someone less likely to respond to aggression with aggression,” said Gary Namie, research director for the Workplace Bullying Institute, which ordered the study in 2007.