argumentative

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin argumentor (“I prove, I conclude”) +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑː(r)ɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/

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Adjective

argumentative (comparative more argumentative, superlative most argumentative)

1. Prone to argue or dispute

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:quarrelsome

Related terms

• arguable
• argue
• arguer
• argument
• argumentation
• argumentatively
• argumentativeness
• argumentativity

 

Translations

prone to argue or dispute

• Albanian: argumentuar (i/e)
• Bulgarian: спорен (bg) (sporen), дискусионен (bg) (diskusionen)
• Czech: hádavý m
• Esperanto: disputema
• Finnish: argumentoiva (fi)
• French: argumentatif (fr)
• German: streitlustig, argumentativ (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: φιλόνεικος (philóneikos), ἐριστικός (eristikós)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Interlingua: argumentative
• Irish: conspóideach, argóinteach
• Maori: pākani, pakapaka
• Polish: kłótliwy (pl), sporny (pl)
• Portuguese: discutidor
• Romanian: cu argumente, argumentativ, plin de argumente
• Scottish Gaelic: connsachail, connspaideach
• Spanish: discutidor (es)
• Swedish: diskussionslysten

See also

• argumentive
• disputatious
• dispute

Further reading

• “argumentative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “argumentative”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “argumentative”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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French

Adjective

argumentative

1. feminine singular of argumentatif

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German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

argumentative

1. inflection of argumentativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular