disputatious

American  

[dis-pyoo-tey-shuhs] / ˌdɪs pyʊˈteɪ ʃəs /

Also disputative

adjective

1. fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious.

   disputatious litigants.

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disputatious British  

/ dɪˈspjuːtətɪv, ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

1. inclined to argument

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Other Word Forms

• disputatiously adverb
• disputatiousness noun
• nondisputatious adjective
• nondisputatiously adverb
• nondisputatiousness noun
• undisputatious adjective
• undisputatiously adverb
• undisputatiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of disputatious

First recorded in 1650–60; disputati(on) + -ous

Example Sentences

Historical scholarship on the draft riots is intensive and disputatious; my only concluding point is that they seem to contain all the most painful and contradictory lessons of our nation’s history in compressed form.

From Salon

“John Proctor” may sound like a relentlessly disputatious drama, but it’s a deeply emotional work.

From Los Angeles Times

This disputatious sociopolitical drama is cunningly packaged as a romantic comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

“Stereophonic,” an acclaimed behind-the-music play about a disputatious band recording a studio album, will transfer to Broadway this spring following a buzzy and sold-out Off Broadway run.

From New York Times

Private, internal anger at his failings was a good thing, he claimed, a "disputatious culture" better than a "quietly acquiescent" one.

From BBC