argumentative C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities 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... contentiousdisputatiouscombativequarrelsomebelligerentpolemicalcontrarycantankerous ↔ Opposites agreeableaccommodatingamiableconciliatoryeasygoing Word family Forms argumentativeness Derived forms argumentativelyargumentativeness Related forms argumentargueargumentationarguable Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin argumentativus, from Latin argumentum ('proof, argument'), from arguere ('to make clear, prove'). argumentum Latin arguere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown