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ar·gu·men·ta·tive
(är′gyə-mĕn′tə-tĭv)adj.
1. Given to arguing; disputatious.
2. Of or characterized by argument: an argumentative discourse.
ar′gu·men′ta·tive·ly adv.
ar′gu·men′ta·tive·ness n.
Synonyms: argumentative, contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy2
These adjectives mean given to or characterized by arguing: an argumentative child; a contentious mood; a disputatious scholar; a quarrelsome drinker; a scrappy exchange.
These adjectives mean given to or characterized by arguing: an argumentative child; a contentious mood; a disputatious scholar; a quarrelsome drinker; a scrappy exchange.
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argumentative
(ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv)adj
1. given to arguing; contentious
2. characterized by argument; controversial
ˌarguˈmentatively adv
ˌarguˈmentativeness n
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ar•gu•men•ta•tive
(ˌɑr gyəˈmɛn tə tɪv)adj.
1. fond of or given to argument; disputatious.
2. causing argument; controversial.
[1635–45]
ar`gu•men′ta•tive•ly, adv.
ar`gu•men′ta•tive•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  argumentative - given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"unargumentative - not given to or characterized by argument |
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argumentative
adjective quarrelsome, contrary, contentious, belligerent, combative, opinionated, litigious, disputatious You're in an argumentative mood today!
obliging, accommodating, easy-going, conciliatory, compliant, amenable, complaisant
obliging, accommodating, easy-going, conciliatory, compliant, amenable, complaisant
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argumentative
adjectiveGiven to arguing:
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Translations
جَدَلي
svárlivývyhledávající spory
diskussionslysten
vitakedvelõ
òrætugjarn
kavgacımünakaşacı
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
argumentative
[ˌɑːrgjʊˈmɛntətɪv] adj [person] → ergoteur/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
argumentative
adj person → streitsüchtig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
argumentative
[ˌɑːgjʊˈmɛntətɪv] adj → polemico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
argue
(ˈaːgjuː) verb1. (with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way. I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!
2. (with for, ~against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something. I argued for/against accepting the plan.
3. (with into, ~out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something. I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.
4. to discuss, giving one's reasoning. She argued the point very cleverly.
ˈarguable adjective able to be put forward in argument. It is arguable that he would have been better to go.
ˈargument noun1. a quarrel or unfriendly discussion. They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is.
2. a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning. The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument.
ˌarguˈmentative (-ˈmentətiv) adjective fond of arguing.
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