Meaning | given to or characterized by argument. |
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Examples | - "an argumentative discourse"
- "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"
- "an intelligent but argumentative child"
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Narrower | contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious | Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits |
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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 |
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Spanish | argumentativo, discutidor, discutidora |
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Adverbs | argumentatively | in a disputatious manner |
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Verbs | argue | have an argument about something |
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