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argumentative


ar·gu·men·ta·tive

adj \ˌär-gyə-ˈmen-tə-tiv\

Definition of ARGUMENTATIVE

1
: characterized by argument : controversial
2
: given to argument : disputatious
ar·gu·men·ta·tive·ly adverb

Variants of ARGUMENTATIVE

ar·gu·men·ta·tive also ar·gu·men·tive \-ˈmen-tiv\

Examples of ARGUMENTATIVE

  1. He became more argumentative during the debate.
  2. <he's too argumentative to be part of a project in which teamwork is critical>

First Known Use of ARGUMENTATIVE

15th century

Rhymes with ARGUMENTATIVE

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