disputatious

[ dis-pyoo-tey-shuhs ]
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adjective
  1. fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious: disputatious litigants.

Origin of disputatious

1
First recorded in 1650–60; disputati(on) + -ous
  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for disputatious

disputatious

disputative (dɪˈspjuːtətɪv)

/ (ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. inclined to argument

Derived forms of disputatious

  • disputatiously or disputatively, adverb
  • disputatiousness or disputativeness, noun

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