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ar·gu·men·ta·tive

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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 Audio Help (är'gyə-měn'tə-tĭv) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Given to arguing; disputatious.
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
adjective
given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child" [ant: unargumentative]

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ˌarguˈmentative [-ˈmentətiv] adjective

fond of arguing

Arabic:	جَدَلي
Chinese (Simplified):	好争辩的
Chinese (Traditional):	好爭辯的
Czech:	svárlivý, vyhledávající spory
Danish:	diskussionslysten
Dutch:	twistziek
Estonian:	vaidlushimuline
Finnish:	väittelynhaluinen
French:	raisonneur
German:	streitlustig
Greek:	εριστικός
Hungarian:	vitakedvelő
Icelandic:	þrætugjarn
Indonesian:	suka bertengkar
Italian:	polemico

Japanese:	論争的な
Korean:	논쟁적인
Latvian:	strīdīgs; strīda-
Lithuanian:	mėgstantis ginčytis, priešgyna
Norwegian:	trettekjær, kranglevoren
Polish:	lubiący dyskutować
Portuguese (Brazil):	argumentador
Portuguese (Portugal):	refilão
Romanian:	certăreţ
Russian:	любящий спорить
Slovak:	hádavý
Slovenian:	nergaški
Spanish:	discutidor, argumentador
Swedish:	diskussionslysten
Turkish:	münakaşacı, kavgacı

See also: argue, arguable, argument, "argumentative" in any language

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