argumentative

English

Etymology

From argumentat-, stem of Latin argumentari (“to prove, to conclude”) + -ive

Pronunciation

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Adjective

argumentative (comparative more argumentative, superlative most argumentative)

Prone to argue or dispute

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:quarrelsome

Related terms

Terms related to argumentative

Translations

prone to argue or dispute

Albanian: argumentuar (i/e)
Bulgarian: спорен (bg) (sporen), дискусионен (bg) (diskusionen)
Czech: hádavý m
Esperanto: disputema
Finnish: argumentoiva (fi)
German: streitlustig, argumentativ (de)
Irish: conspóideach, argóinteach

Maori: pākani
Portuguese: discutidor
Romanian: cu argumente, argumentativ, plin de argumente
Scottish Gaelic: connsachail, connspaideach
Spanish: discutidor (es)
Swedish: diskussionslysten

See also

Further reading

argumentative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
argumentative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Adjective

argumentative

feminine singular of argumentatif

German

Adjective

argumentative

inflected form of argumentativ

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