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   Ar·gu·men·ta·tive

   /ˌärɡyəˈmen(t)ədiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. given to expressing divergent or opposite views: "an argumentative child"
   • 2. using or characterized by systematic reasoning: "the highest standards of argumentative rigor"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French argumentatif, -ive or late Latin argumentativus, from argumentari ‘conduct an argument’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. argumentatively adverb
   • 2. argumentativeness noun

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