| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·gu·men·ta·tive |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  är gy -m n t-t v |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Given to arguing; disputatious. 2. Of or characterized by argument: an argumentative discourse. | | OTHER FORMS: | argu·menta·tive·ly —ADVERB
argu·menta·tive·ness —NOUN
| | SYNONYMS: | argumentative, combative, contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy2 These adjectives mean given to or fond of arguing: an argumentative child; a combative teenager; a contentious mood; a disputatious lawyer; a quarrelsome drinker; a scrappy litigator.
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