Argumentativeness
fond of or given to and dispute; disputatious; contentious:
the law students were an unusually argumentative group.
of or characterized by ; controversial:
an argumentative att-tude toward political issues.
law. or containing suggesting that a certain fact tends toward a certain conclusion.
historical examples
in this way i probably developed the strain of argumentativeness, or perhaps combativeness, which has always remained with me.
autobiography of andrew carnegie andrew carnegie
adjective
given to arguing; contentious
characterized by argument; controversial
adj.
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.
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