argumentative
ar·gu·men·tative
adjective
1.
given to or characterized by argument
- “an argumentative discourse”
- “argumentative to the point of being cantankerous”
- “an intelligent but argumentative child”
Origin
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).
Phrases
- argumentative essay
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