Antedating of "Confrontational"

[Fred Shapiro]

confrontational (OED 1975)

1969 _College English_ Jan. 21 (JSTOR)  The second half, devoted to the
sonnet's proto-Marxist orientation, will stress the confrontational
tactics of William Wordsworth.

Fred Shapiro


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