Disputative

  • 41disputation — noun debate or argument. Derivatives disputative adjective Origin ME: from L. disputatio(n ), from disputare (see dispute) …

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  • 42eristic — a.; (also eristical) (Not used of persons.) 1. Controversial, polemic (al), controversive, disputative. 2. Entangling, catching, entrapping, posing, perplexing, embarrassing. 3. Cavilling, captious, disputations …

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  • 43forensic — a. 1. Juridical, judicial, proper to courts. 2. Disputative, proper or belonging to debate or discussion …

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  • 44polemic — I. a.; (also polemical) 1. Controversial, disputative. 2. Disputatious. II. n.; (also polemist) Disputant, controversialist …

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  • 45antagonistic — adj 1. opposing, opposed, adverse, antithetic, antithetical, oppugnant, counteractive, repugnant, thwarting; disputative, disputatious, contentious, argumentative, quarrelsome; rival, rivaling, competing, contrary, contradictory, renitent;… …

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  • 46deprecatory — adj 1. censuring, reproachful, op probious, impeaching, slating, inveighing, reproving, recriminating, reprehensive, reprobative, reprobating; denunciatory, denunciating, railing, cursing, condemnatory, maledictory, anathematizing; berating,… …

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  • 47disputatious — adj argumentative, dissentious, contentious, disputative; fractious, captious, discordant; logomachical, polemical, controversial; testy, hotheaded, irascible; quarrelsome, querulous, cantankerous, bickering; litigious …

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  • 48disputatious — /dɪspjuˈteɪʃəs/ (say dispyooh tayshuhs) adjective given to disputation; argumentative; contentious. Also, disputative /dɪsˈpjutətɪv/ (say dis pyoohtuhtiv). –disputatiously, adverb –disputatiousness, noun …

  • 49fighting — [adj] aggressive, warlike angry, argumentative, battling, bellicose, belligerent, boxing, brawling, combative, contending, contentious, determined, disputatious, disputative, fencing, ferocious, hawkish, hostile, jingoistic, jousting, martial,… …

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  • 50forensic — [adj] judicial, legal argumentative, debatable, dialectic, dialectical, disputative, juridical, juristic, moot, polemical, rhetorical; concepts 267,319 …

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