argumentative
Meaning
- Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
- Prone to argue or dispute.
Opposite of
nonargumentative, unargumentative
Synonyms
iracible
agressive
speak strongly
quarrelsom
based upon reasoning
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/
Etymology
In summary
From Late Middle English argumentatif (“syllogistic, sophistic”), from Old French argumentatif, argumentative (modern French argumentatif (“argumentative”)) and Medieval Latin, Late Latin argūmentātīvus, from Latin argūmentātor + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives).
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