Meaning of ARGUMENTATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | `ârgyu'mentutiv
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| | Definition: | | [adj] given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child" |
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| | Synonyms: | | arguing, contentious, disputatious, disputative, litigious, quarrelsome |
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| | Antonyms: | | unargumentative | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | argumental, belligerent, cat-and-dog, cat-and-doggish, combative, contentious, controversial, dialectic, disagreeable, disputatious, eristic, ill-humored, litigious, logomachic, pilpulistic, polemic, polemical, pro and con, quarrelsome, scrappy, testy |
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