disputatious

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adjective

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

Also, dis·put·a·tive

[dih-spyoo-tuh-tiv] .

Origin:
1650–60; disputati(on) + -ous

Related forms

dis·pu·ta·tious·ly, adverb

dis·pu·ta·tious·ness, noun

non·dis·pu·ta·tious, adjective

non·dis·pu·ta·tious·ly, adverb

non·dis·pu·ta·tious·ness, noun

un·dis·pu·ta·tious, adjective

un·dis·pu·ta·tious·ly, adverb

un·dis·pu·ta·tious·ness, noun

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disputatious or disputative (ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃəs, dɪˈspjuːtətɪv)

—*adj*
	inclined to argument

disputative or disputative

—*adj*

dispu'tatiously or disputative

—*adv*

dis'putatively or disputative

—*adv*

dispu'tatiousness or disputative

—n

dis'putativeness or disputative

—n

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Example sentences

The bishops' conference may be less disputatious than its predecessors.

We have a community of smart, thoughtful, often disputatious people who are

grounded in reality.

But he was possessed of an irascible temper, and was naturally disputatious.

The anti-war doves, as will be seen, form a growing and disputatious camp.

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"A broad consensus exists that Lincoln was more eloquent than Davis in expressing war aims, more successful in communicating with the people, more skillful as a political leader in keeping factions working together for the war effort, better able to endure criticism and work with his critics to achieve a common goal. Lincoln was flexible, pragmatic, with a sense of humor to smooth relationships and help him survive the stress of his job; Davis was austere, rigid, humorless, with the type of personality that readily made enemies. Lincoln had a strong physical constitution; Davis suffered ill health and was frequently prostrated with illness. Lincoln picked good administrative subordinates (with some exceptions) and knew how to delegate authority to them; Davis went through five secretaries of war in four years; he spent a great deal of time and energy on petty administrative details that he should have left to subordinates. A disputatious man, Davis sometimes seemed to prefer winning an argument to winning the war; Lincoln was happy to lose an argument if it would help him win the war."

-Gabor S. Boritt