disputatious

dis·pu·ta·tious

adj \-shəs\

Definition of DISPUTATIOUS

1

a : inclined to dispute b : marked by disputation

2

: provoking debate : controversial

— dis·pu·ta·tious·ly adverb

— dis·pu·ta·tious·ness noun

Examples of DISPUTATIOUS

1. <a long history of little wars waged by the disputatious countries occupying that European peninsula>
2. <a disputatious professor who could give you an argument on just about anything>

First Known Use of DISPUTATIOUS

1660

Related to DISPUTATIOUS

Synonyms: aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, assaultive, bellicose, brawly, chippy, combative, confrontational, contentious, discordant, belligerent, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike

Antonyms: nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious

Related Words: antagonistic, fierce, hostile, hot-tempered; acidic, bearish, bilious, bristly, choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, disagreeable, dyspeptic, fractious, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, huffy, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, ornery, peevish, pettish, petulant, prickly, querulous, rude, snappish, snappy, stroppy [British], surly, testy, touchy, ugly, waspish; savage, vicious; battling, fighting, warring

Near Antonyms: anti-imperialist, antimilitarist, unwarlike; affable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, complaisant, conciliatory, cordial, easygoing, friendly, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, ingratiating, kindhearted, obliging, pleasant, sociable; calm, quiet, relaxed, serene, tranquil; benign, gentle, kindly, mild

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Rhymes with DISPUTATIOUS

arenaceous, carbonaceous, contumacious, efficacious, farinaceous, foliaceous, gallinaceous, orchidaceous, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, solanaceous, violaceous