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argumentative

[ ahr-gyuh-men-tuh-tiv ]
/ ˌɑr gyəˈmɛn tə tɪv /

adjective

fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
of or characterized by argument; controversial: an argumentative attitude toward political issues.
Law. arguing or containing arguments suggesting that a certain fact tends toward a certain conclusion.

Words nearby argumentative

arguably, argue, argufy, argument, argumentation, argumentative, argumentum, argumentum ad hominem, argun, argus, argus pheasant

Origin of argumentative

First recorded in 1635–45; argument + -ative

OTHER WORDS FROM argumentative

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Examples from the Web for non-argumentative

  • He was as peaceful as a backwater bay in summer; non-argumentative and passive, he stood his watch in fair weather and foul.

    The Million Dollar Mystery|Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for non-argumentative

argumentative
/ (ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv) /

adjective

given to arguing; contentious
characterized by argument; controversial

Derived forms of argumentative

argumentatively, adverbargumentativeness, noun
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