argumentative
adjective
fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious.
argumentativeness
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a word derived from
argumentative.
Example Sentences
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The casual reader may be waylaid by Mr. Klosterman’s argumentativeness and heady references.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
His questioning of Rosendorff drew two successful objections from the government, for argumentativeness.
From The Verge ● Sep. 28, 2021
A large part of this was the fault of CBS’ moderators, who seemed to be goading the candidates into arguing while being completely unprepared to deal with their argumentativeness.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2020
“I love it because of the argumentativeness, because every staircase in Israel is full of memories and stories and conflicting ideas.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2018
I felt all the dogged argumentativeness of my nature awake within me as I answered him:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
