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argumentative
adjective ar·gu·men·ta·tive \ˌär-gyə-ˈmen-tə-tiv\
: tending to argue : having or showing a tendency to disagree or argue with other people in an angry way
Full Definition of ARGUMENTATIVE
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: characterized by argument : controversial
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Variants of ARGUMENTATIVE
ar·gu·men·ta·tive also ar·gu·men·tive \-ˈmen-tiv\
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First Known Use of ARGUMENTATIVE
15th century
Related to ARGUMENTATIVE
- Synonyms
- contentious, controversial, disputatious, polemical (also polemic), quarrelsome, scrappy
- Antonyms
- nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious
Rhymes with ARGUMENTATIVE
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