conflictional en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English confliction Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English conflictional From confliction + -al.
Meanings
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(rare) Of, pertaining to, or characterized by conflict.
Out of all this emerged a conflicted federalism, not a genuine New Federalism II, that combined cooperative and coercive, collaborative and conflictional, and independent ("fend for yourself") and interdependent (continuing intergovernmental assistance) features.
2001, David B. Walker, “New Federalism. III. A Reformed System in the Making?”, in International Journal of Public Administration, volume 24, number 1, page 57:This latter leadership reflected and reinforced more the "consensual" as opposed to "conflictional" political and social tendencies.
1981, David McBride, M. H. Little, “The Afro-American Elite, 1930-1940: A Historical and Statistical Profile,”, in Phylon, volume 42, number 2, page 105:These results are conflictional in that despite the patient's own perception of increase in ability to function socially, they are experiencing a considerable increase in somatic distress.
1979, B. P. Angle et al., “The Heroin Addict's View of Personal Change During Methadone Maintenance Treatment,”, in Addiction, volume 74, number 2, page 210:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more conflictional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most conflictional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |