disputatious

[dis-pyoo-tey-shuh s]

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adjective

fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious: disputatious litigants.

Also dis·put·a·tive

[dih-spyoo-tuh-tiv] /dɪˈspyu tə tɪv/.

Origin of disputatious

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

Related formsdis·pu·ta·tious·ly, adverbdis·pu·ta·tious·ness, nounnon·dis·pu·ta·tious, adjectivenon·dis·pu·ta·tious·ly, adverbnon·dis·pu·ta·tious·ness, nounun·dis·pu·ta·tious, adjectiveun·dis·pu·ta·tious·ly, adverbun·dis·pu·ta·tious·ness, noun

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Related Words for disputatious

cantankerous, captious, contentious, controversial, litigious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, polemical, dissentious

Examples from the Web for disputatious

Contemporary Examples of disputatious

There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity.
The Glorious Fourth
David Frum
July 4, 2012
It's simply impossible for me to 'belong' to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group.
Anne Rice's Christianity Crisis
Kirsten Powers
August 2, 2010

Historical Examples of disputatious

Even in repose there was about him something talkative and disputatious.
The Freelands
John Galsworthy
Those who are skilled (in the Tao) do not dispute (about it); the disputatious are not skilled in it.
Tao Teh King
Lao-Tze
Liberty there was, but it was a disputatious, an uncertain, an ill-secured liberty.
Daniel Webster for Young Americans
Daniel Webster
He had a rather mad look in his eye and a disputatious manner.
A Girl Among the Anarchists
Isabel Meredith
He is generally arrogant, disputatious, autocratic, and ambitious.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch
Ulrich Frank

British Dictionary definitions for disputatious

disputatious

disputative (dɪˈspjuːtətɪv)

adjective

inclined to argument

Derived Formsdisputatiously or disputatively, adverbdisputatiousness or disputativeness, noun

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