Synonyms for argumentative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ahr-gyuh-men-tuh-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɑr gyəˈmɛn tə tɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for argumentative
Définition of argumentative
Origin :- mid-15c., "pertaining to arguments," from Old French argumentatif or directly from Latin argumentat-, past participle stem of argumentari (see argue) + -ive. Meaning "fond of arguing" is recorded from 1660s. Related: Argumentatively; argumentativeness.
- adj wanting to quarrel
- "That's not the case," he observed with argumentative calmness.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- Uncle Remus seemed to boil over with argumentative indignation.
- Extract from : « Nights With Uncle Remus » by Joel Chandler Harris
- Voices from forward came to him, muffled, but angry and argumentative.
- Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
- “I think your fear is all an empty affair,” he said, in an argumentative tone.
- Extract from : « That Girl Montana » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- But he was an old bird, and not to be caught in an argumentative cage.
- Extract from : « Long Live the King » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- With an effort he restrained his anger, and assumed an argumentative tone.
- Extract from : « The Clansman » by Thomas Dixon
- And this is not the only case of the kind in his argumentative poetry.
- Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) » by Augustus de Morgan
- She did miss Betty's freshness and bright, argumentative ways.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Boston » by Amanda Millie Douglas
- He was beginning to take an argumentative interest in the strength of his own case.
- Extract from : « The Mark Of Cain » by Andrew Lang
- He had been told that his letter was argumentative and true, and that in itself had been much.
- Extract from : « Dr. Wortle's School » by Anthony Trollope
Antonyms for argumentative
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