argumentative

US /ˌɑrɡjəˈmɛntətɪv/ UK /ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
given to arguing; fond of disputing

He grew argumentative the moment politics came up.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · given to arguing; fond of... contentious disputatious combative quarrelsome belligerent polemical contrary cantankerous

Opposites

agreeable accommodating amiable conciliatory easygoing

Word family

Forms argumentativeness

Derived forms argumentativelyargumentativeness

Related forms argument argue argumentation arguable

Etymology

From Medieval Latin argumentativus, from Latin argumentum ('proof, argument'), from arguere ('to make clear, prove').

argumentum Latin arguere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# argumentative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɑrɡjəˈmɛntətɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/

## Meanings
1. given to arguing; fond of disputing

## Examples
- He grew argumentative the moment politics came up.

## Synonyms
- contentious
- disputatious
- combative
- quarrelsome
- belligerent
- polemical
- contrary
- cantankerous

## Antonyms
- agreeable
- accommodating
- amiable
- conciliatory
- easygoing

## Derived Forms
- argumentatively
- argumentativeness

## Related Forms
- argument
- argue
- argumentation
- arguable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: argumentum
- Root: arguere

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin argumentativus, from Latin argumentum ('proof, argument'), from arguere ('to make clear, prove').

## AI Etymology
Argumentative is from Medieval Latin argumentativus, from Latin argumentum ('proof, argument'), from arguere ('to make clear, prove'). Important recorded forms include argumentum (Latin) and arguere (Latin). The current sense covers given to arguing; fond of disputing. The wider family includes derived forms such as argumentatively and argumentativeness and related words such as argument, argue, argumentation, and arguable.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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