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English Dictionary: argumentative by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
argumentative
adj
  1. given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"
    Antonym(s): unargumentative
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Argumentative \Ar`gu*men"ta*tive\, a.
      1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a
            process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
  
      2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of
            things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom
            in the Creator. [Obs.]
  
      3. Given to argument; characterized by argument;
            disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.
            --{Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ly}, adv. --
            {Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ness}, n.
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