argumentative (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *argumentative*:
ADJECTIVE	all	argumentative	given to or characterized by argument

argumentative > pronunciation
Sounds	aa.rgyahmeh'ntahtihv
Rhymes	abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...

English > *argumentative*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	given to or characterized by argument.
Examples	"an argumentative discourse" "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous" "an intelligent but argumentative child"
Narrower	contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious	Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
	eristic, eristical	given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments
	quarrelsome	given to quarreling
Opposite	unargumentative	not given to or characterized by argument
Spanish	argumentativo, discutidor, discutidora
Adverbs	argumentatively	in a disputatious manner
Verbs	argue	have an argument about something

HyperDic: argumentative