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argumentative

[ ahr-gyuh-men-tuh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious:

    The law students were an unusually argumentative group.

  2. of or characterized by argument; controversial:

    an argumentative attitude toward political issues.

  3. Law. arguing or containing arguments suggesting that a certain fact tends toward a certain conclusion.


argumentative

/ ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv /

adjective

  1. given to arguing; contentious
  2. characterized by argument; controversial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌarguˈmentatively, adverb
  • ˌarguˈmentativeness, noun
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Other Words From

  • argu·menta·tive·ly adverb
  • argu·menta·tive·ness noun
  • nonar·gu·menta·tive adjective
  • nonar·gu·menta·tive·ly adverb
  • nonar·gu·menta·tive·ness noun
  • over·argu·menta·tive adjective
  • over·argu·menta·tive·ly adverb
  • over·argu·menta·tive·ness noun
  • unar·gu·menta·tive adjective
  • unar·gu·menta·tive·ly adverb
  • unar·gu·menta·tive·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of argumentative1

First recorded in 1635–45; argument + -ative
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Example Sentences

In addition to the heat, shifts that should have had five or six employees had two or three, and one of Flores’s former supervisors was “very argumentative,” Flores told the “Today” show.

This argumentative stance became a hallmark of his public persona.

The passengers were “non-mask compliant, rowdy, argumentative” and harassed crew members, the airline said.

A “why” question, always dangerous for various reasons, is particularly objectionable when argumentative.

“Debate is competitive argumentation so debaters tend to be competitive and argumentative,” Lubetsky said.

This deeply engaged, argumentative monologue is an exercise in reaching, again and again beyond the limits of unbelieving.

And being too argumentative can cost you part of your social circle.

Some have speculated the argumentative Hampton could be a new addition to the Atlanta Housewives cast.

Mr. Shiel followed, in a speech which was more personal than argumentative.

The argumentative force of the passage being admitted, its doctrinal import deserves attention.

He simply took his model and abridged it, by throwing out all argumentative, illustrative and amplificatory material.

There was something that caught his attention in the note of this—a longing half hopeless, half argumentative to be believed in.

Besides, it was not to be denied that even the elderly and argumentative found themselves listening to his discourses.

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