argumentative

[ ahr-gyuh-men-tuh-tiv ]
/ ˌɑr gyəˈmɛn tə tɪv /
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adjective

fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
of or characterized by argument; controversial: an argumentative attitude toward political issues.
Law. arguing or containing arguments suggesting that a certain fact tends toward a certain conclusion.

Origin of argumentative

First recorded in 1635–45; argument + -ative

OTHER WORDS FROM argumentative

Words nearby argumentative

arguably, argue, argufy, argument, argumentation, argumentative, argumentum, argumentum ad hominem, argun, argus, argus pheasant

Words related to argumentativeness

belligerence, litigiousness, cantankerousness

Example sentences from the Web for argumentativeness

  • In this way I probably developed the strain of argumentativeness, or perhaps combativeness, which has always remained with me.

    Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie |Andrew Carnegie

British Dictionary definitions for argumentativeness

argumentative
/ (ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv) /

adjective

given to arguing; contentious
characterized by argument; controversial

Derived forms of argumentative

argumentatively, adverb argumentativeness, noun