argumentative
pronunciation
How to pronounce argumentative in British English:
UK [ˌɑ:gjuˈmentətɪv]
How to pronounce argumentative in American English:
US [ˌɑrgjuˈmentətɪv]
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- Adjective:
- given to or characterized by argument
Word Origin
- argumentative (adj.)
- mid-15c., "pertaining to arguments," from Old French argumentatif or directly from Latin argumentat-, past participle stem of argumentari (see argue) + -ive. Meaning "fond of arguing" is recorded from 1660s. Related: Argumentatively; argumentativeness.
Example
- 1. Comparison is used as a technique to develop argumentative essays .
- 2. He is an intelligent but argumentative child .
- 3. The police report said onyango slurred his speech and became argumentative when stopped .
- 4. This is an argumentative advanced english essay topic .
- 5. In the opinion of americans who have dealt with him before , israel 's new prime minister , binyamin netanyahu , has lost none of his argumentative instincts .