If you describe someone as ~, you mean they are angry or hostile, and you may be implying that this is unreasonable. (FORMAL)
It was a day of tense and often ~ debate.
ADJ
If you describe someone as ~, you mean they are angry or hostile, and you may be implying that this is unreasonable. (FORMAL)
It was a day of tense and often ~ debate.
ADJ
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