disputatious
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9.8
- adjective
- /ˌdɪs.pjuˈteɪ.ʃəs/
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disputativo
- Where are the pedlars and tavern owners, the disputatious rabbis and raucous students, the companies of actors?
- often disputatious
Examples
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The truth is that the disputatious founders—who were revolutionaries, not choir boys—seldom agreed about anything.
Blog text (23) -
The skeptics were a colorful, disputatious bunch who made enemies easily.
Academic text (2003) -
It's simply impossible for me to "belong" to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group.
Blog text (22) -
And if you believe that I have omitted things that you think are essential to say, please tell me what, and I will be happy to respond and engage you in the same civil (but disputatious) discussion that we have had in the past.
Blog text (25) -
The debate team was known for its disputatious nature, often engaging in heated arguments over various topics.
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His disputatious personality made group discussions lively, as he frequently challenged others' viewpoints.
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In the meeting, her disputatious comments sparked a long discussion about the project's direction.
Synonyms
62
7.4
Causing people to disagree or argue
31
6.1
Being ready to argue or fight
22
5.3
Often likes to disagree with other people
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7.8
Likely to argue or fight with other people
Often ready to argue with people
Likely to disagree with most people and start arguments
Often disagreeing with others on purpose to be difficult
Antonyms
How Argumentative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disputatious comes from the same root as dispute, which means 'argument' or 'to argue', and the ending -atious means 'tending to'. So a disputatious person is someone who tends to argue or disagree.