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argumentative - 3 dictionary results

ar⋅gu⋅men⋅ta⋅tive

  [ahr-gyuh-men-tuh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
2. of or characterized by argument; controversial: an argumentative attitude toward political issues.
3. Law. arguing or containing arguments suggesting that a certain fact tends toward a certain conclusion.
Origin:
1635–45; argument + -ative

Related forms:
ar⋅gu⋅men⋅ta⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
ar⋅gu⋅men⋅ta⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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ar·gu·men·ta·tive   (är'gyə-měn'tə-tĭv)   
adj.  
  1. Given to arguing; disputatious.
  2. Of or characterized by argument: an argumentative discourse.
ar'gu·men'ta·tive·ly adv., ar'gu·men'ta·tive·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean given to or fond of arguing: an argumentative child; a combative teenager; a contentious mood; a disputatious lawyer; a quarrelsome drinker; a scrappy litigator.
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Argumentative

Ar`gu*men"ta*tive\, a. 1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.

2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator. [Obs.]

3. Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer. --Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : argumentative
Spanish: discutidor, argumentador,
German: streitlustig,
Japanese: 論争的な
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