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argumentative.

Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɑɹɡjəˈmɛn(t)ətɪv/General-American[-ɾɪv]General-American/ˌɑːɡjʊmɛnˈteɪtɪv/Hong-Kong
  1. Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.

  2. Prone to argue or dispute.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argusder.? Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin argūmentor Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin argūmentātīvusder. Middle English argumentatif English argumentative From Late Middle English argumentatif (“syllogistic, sophistic”), from Old French argumentatif, argumentative (modern French argumentatif (“argumentative”)) and Medieval Latin, Late Latin argūmentātīvus, from Latin argūmentātor + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives).

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