"conflictional" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more conflictional [comparative], most conflictional [superlative]
Etymology: confliction + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|confliction|al}} confliction + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} conflictional (comparative more conflictional, superlative most conflictional)
  1. (rare) Of, pertaining to, or characterized by conflict. Tags: rare Synonyms: conflictful, conflictive, conflictory, conflictual
    Sense id: en-conflictional-en-adj-EZhG3Hax Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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