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Definition of argumentative adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

argumentative

adjective

/ˌɑːɡjuˈmentətɪv/

/ˌɑːrɡjuˈmentətɪv/

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a person who is argumentative likes arguing or often starts arguing
- Everyone in the family was argumentative.
Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Personal qualitiesc1
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French argumentatif, -ive or late Latin argumentativus, from argumentari ‘conduct an argument’.

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