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Meanings of argumentative in English

Given to or characterized by argument.

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        1
        On the contrary, it was argumentative, cogent in explanation and in rebuke.
        Flames
        2
        In choosing them it is necessary to avoid the deep-browed argumentative fellows.
        Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough
        3
        Mr. Shiel followed, in a speech which was more personal than argumentative.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
        4
        As a debater in the House, his speeches were logical and argumentative.
        The American Union Speaker
        5
        His intense patriotism and argumentative power, won large favor with his hearers.
        Successful Methods of Public Speaking
        6
        I am not being argumentative, but it would be helpful to know.
        Helen of troy
        7
        In argumentative speeches a usual, as well as excellent, order is this:
        Public Speaking
        8
        Sometimes argumentative, sometimes bullish and sometimes despairing, Dunphy always had a line.
        The Irish Times
        9
        He was, however, argumentative and even logical, when the occasion required it.
        The Underground Railroad / A Record of Facts, Authentic Narrativ...
        10
        But Lord Marney talked a good deal, though chiefly dogmatical or argumentative.
        Sybil, Or, The Two Nations
        11
        Like the other men you've chosen, he was opinionated, self-righteous and argumentative.
        Afternoon delight
        12
        Or, you can be argumentative, hostile, and preach only to the converted.
        Ebony
        13
        Pitt made a short speech, excellently argumentative, and not bombast, nor tedious.
        The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
        14
        Philip's most innocent beginnings frequently led into argumentative morasses for his opponent.
        Diane of the Green Van
        15
        He, like her first husband, is attracted by her noisy argumentative nature.
        The new yorker
        16
        Fat time he'll have if he gets aboard of that argumentative brute!
        The Boy Scout Camera Club; Or, the Confession of a Photograph
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