argumentative
adjective/ˌɑːɡjuˈmentətɪv/
/ˌɑːrɡjuˈmentətɪv/
- a person who is argumentative likes arguing or often starts arguing
- Everyone in the family was argumentative.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French argumentatif, -ive or late Latin argumentativus, from argumentari ‘conduct an argument’.Want to learn more?
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