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ARGUMENTATIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Given to or characterized by argument
Example:
an intelligent but argumentative child
Classified under:
Similar:
quarrelsome (given to quarreling)
combative; contentious; disputatious; disputative; litigious (inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits)
eristic; eristical (given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments)
Antonym:
unargumentative (not given to or characterized by argument)
Derivation:
argue (have an argument about something)
