confrontational
adj.adj. behaving in a way that shows you are ready to argue or fight with someone. You use this to describe people or actions that are aggressive and not friendly.
adj. tending to deal with situations in an aggressive or hostile way; likely to cause an argument or conflict. Often used to describe a person's communication style or a specific interaction.
He has a very confrontational way of speaking to his coworkers.
The manager's confrontational approach to the meeting made it difficult for the team to reach a peaceful agreement.
While some negotiators prefer a collaborative style, others adopt a confrontational stance to pressure the opposing party into making immediate concessions.
From confrontation + -al.
Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be', 'become', or 'seem'.