Disputatious

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  • adjective. Inclined to dispute. synonym: argumentative.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or characterized by disputation; controversial; polemical; contentious: as, a disputatious temper.
  • Inclined to dispute or wrangle; apt to debate, cavil, or controvert: as, a disputatious theologian.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or relating to something that is in question as to its value or intent.
  • adjective. Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
    • Word Usage
    "I commend you for the use of the word disputatious as you confronted the defense secretary."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    conciliatory  pacific  peaceable  
    Equivalent
    argumentative  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Hume  agonistic  apologetical  blood-sprinkled  bossy  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aggressive  argumental  argumentative  argumentative  bellicose  
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