Disputative
31disputatious — disputatiously, adv. disputatiousness, n. /dis pyoo tay sheuhs/, adj. fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious: disputatious litigants. Also, disputative /di spyooh teuh tiv/. [1650 60; DISPUTATI(ON) + OUS] * * * …
32forensic — fo·ren·sic /fə ren sik, zik/ adj [Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum] 1: belonging to, used in, or suitable to the courts or to public discussion and debate 2: relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge (as …
33litigious — li·ti·gious /li ti jəs/ adj 1: prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers esp. to an excessive degree a stubbornly litigious defendant 2: subject to litigation acquired only a possible litigious claim Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. 2d 843 (1957) 3 …
34backchat — 1. noun Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism. Syn: backtalk 2. verb To respond in a disputative, often …
35dispute — 1. noun /dɪsˈpjuːt/ a) An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree. b) Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate. 2. verb /dɪsˈpjuːt/ …
36disputatious — I adjective argumentative, bickering, cantankerous, captious, competitive, contentious, contrary, controversial, debatable, dialectic, discordant, discrepant, disputable, disputative, dissenting, dissentious, divided, fractious, hostile,… …
37dissenting — I adjective arguing, argumentative, at cross purposes, at issue, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, caviling, clashing, conflicting, conflictive, conflictory, contentious, contradicting, controverting, debating, declining to agree, demurring,… …
38forensic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. legal, juridical; controversial. See legality, reasoning. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Judicial] Syn. juridical, legal, criminological; see judicial , legal 2 . 2. [Of or suitable for debate] Syn.… …
39opposing — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In the act of opposition] Syn. conflicting, clashing, combating, fending, objecting, disagreeing, exposing, disputing, denying, protesting, controverting, crossing, gainsaying, battling, confronting, reversing,… …
40disputativo — pl.m. disputativi sing.f. disputativa pl.f. disputative …
