disputatious
adjective
fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious.
disputative
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a variation of
disputatious.
Example Sentences
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The U. S., under the impression that there was still time and room to make up its mind, was arguing along as it always had: in straggling, disputative, disorderly democracy.
From Time Magazine Archive
The conversation ere long recommenced in a more general form, though still in a somewhat disputative tone.
From Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
This leads of itself to the second, which is at once confidential, disputative, and comic, as though two lovers were chasing each other and laughing more than usual about it.
From Great Violinists And Pianists by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
His lively style and his avoidance of anything subtle or disputative, though he never conceals his political sympathies, united with his ample resources of Parliamentary and political knowledge, fit him admirably for this modest undertaking.
From The Religious Life of London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
And his disputative countenance changed to a pleasant expression.
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Conrad von Bolanden
