Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
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Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation.
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Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
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Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
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The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits.
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The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits.
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Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
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Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
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Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper.
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Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper.
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