disputatious
fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious: disputatious litigants.
Origin of disputatious
1- Also dis·put·a·tive [dih-spyoo-tuh-tiv]. /dɪˈspyu tə tɪv/.
Other words from disputatious
- 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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How to use disputatious in a sentence
We have seen in the Introduction how such questions were forced upon Aristotle by the disputative habits of his time.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive | William MintoHe passed through Scotland in a disputative vein, which could not have made him a popular traveller.
The Life of George Borrow | Clement K. Shorter“Doctor, you are more than usually disputative,” remarked Zabra.
Lady Eureka, v. 2 (of 3) | Robert Folkestone WilliamsAnd his disputative countenance changed to a pleasant expression.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 | VariousThe disputative part, interesting in itself, does not here concern us.
Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel | Friedrich Froebel
British Dictionary definitions for disputatious
disputative (dɪˈspjuːtətɪv)
/ (ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃəs) /
inclined to argument
Derived forms of disputatious
- disputatiously or disputatively, adverb
- disputatiousness or disputativeness, noun
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