Argumentative
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adjective.
Given to arguing; disputatious.
adjective.
Of or characterized by argument.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Consisting in argument; containing a process of reasoning; controversial: as, an
argumentative
discourse.
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Addicted to argument; disputatious: as, an
argumentative
writer; he is very
argumentative.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning.
adjective.
Adductive as proof; indicative.
adjective.
Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
prone to argue or dispute
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adjective.
given to or characterized by argument
Word Usage
"As a consequence of a psychological phenomenon that might be called "argumentative reasoning," we're very skillful at arguing a particular case."
cross-reference
disputatious
dispute
Equivalent
combative
contentious
disputatious
disputative
eristic
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
preventative
representative
tentative
unrepresentative
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
analytic
concise
declamatory
descriptive
didactic
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
argumental
belligerent
cat-and-dog
cat-and-doggish
combative