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I do remember the whole thing as being very argumentative, hot blooded... a permanent state of friction between Jon and Chris, Chris and me, me and Jon.
Bill Bruford

Meaning of "argumentative" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ARGUMENTATIVE

argumentative  [ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARGUMENTATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Argumentative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ARGUMENTATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Argumentative

Argumentative is an evidentiary objection raised in response to a question which prompts a witness to draw inferences from facts of the case. One common misconception is that often, argumentative questions are meant only to cause a witness to argue with the examiner. This is incorrect. Instead, it is an objection that may be raised when the lawyer himself is making a legal argument. For example, if a lawyer on direct examination were to ask his witness, "So he was driving negligently?," opposing counsel could raise an argumentative objection. This is because negligence is a legal term of art, and the witness cannot reasonably answer the question. Since the lawyer is "arguing" his case through the witness, the objection would be sustained, and then stricken from the record. An "argumentative" objection is often stated as "Objection, your Honor, argumentative." adjective ▪ fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: "The law students were an unusually argumentative group." ▪ of or characterized by argument; controversial: an argumentative attitude toward political issues. ▪ Law.

Definition of argumentative in the English dictionary

The definition of argumentative in the dictionary is given to arguing; contentious. Other definition of argumentative is characterized by argument; controversial.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARGUMENTATIVE


alimentative
ˌælɪˈmɛntətɪv
augmentative
ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv
authoritative
ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv
consultative
kənˈsʌltətɪv
experimentative
ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntətɪv
facultative
ˈfækəltətɪv
fermentative
fəˈmentətɪv
frequentative
frɪˈkwɛntətɪv
interpretative
ɪnˈtɜːprɪtətɪv
meditative
ˈmɛdɪtətɪv
misrepresentative
ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv
presentative
prɪˈzɛntətɪv
preventative
prɪˈvɛntətɪv
putative
ˈpjuːtətɪv
qualitative
ˈkwɒlɪtətɪv
quantitative
ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv
representative
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv
tentative
ˈtɛntətɪv
unrepresentative
ˌʌnrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv
vegetative
ˈvɛdʒɪtətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARGUMENTATIVE

arguer
argufied
argufier
argufies
argufy
arguing
argulus
argument
argument from design
argumentation
argumentatively
argumentativeness
argumentive
argumentum
argumentum ad hominem
argus
argus pheasant
Argus-eyed
argute
argutely

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARGUMENTATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
creative
cumulative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
legislative
narrative
native
negative
operative
relative

Synonyms and antonyms of argumentative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ARGUMENTATIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «argumentative» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of argumentative

Translation of «argumentative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARGUMENTATIVE

Find out the translation of argumentative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of argumentative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «argumentative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

议论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

argumentativo
570 millions of speakers

English

argumentative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तार्किक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جدلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спорить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

argumentativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিতর্কমূলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

raisonneur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berdebat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

streitlustig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

理屈っぽい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

논란의 여지가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Argumentatif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tranh cai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாதாடும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाद घालणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

münakaşacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polemico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kłótliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сперечатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

argumentativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαλεκτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

argumentatiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

argumente
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

argumentative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of argumentative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARGUMENTATIVE»

The term «argumentative» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.570 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARGUMENTATIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about argumentative

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6 QUOTES WITH «ARGUMENTATIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word argumentative.
1
Bill Bruford
I do remember the whole thing as being very argumentative, hot blooded... a permanent state of friction between Jon and Chris, Chris and me, me and Jon.
2
George Fetherling
Poets are accepted in Canada as practically nowhere else in the West because of their place in an officially supported and popularly endorsed Canadian culture. Yet, they are still bitter and argumentative, as poets elsewhere are, because they have no audience as such, only a sanctioned role in the cultural scheme of things.
3
Peter Hammill
I do flip between being chatty and argumentative - and being a psycho-loner werewolf.
4
China Mieville
I do, however, feel reasonably strongly the sense that the job of a piece of argumentative scholarly non-fiction is not the same as the job of a piece of fiction.
5
Jonathan Miller
Argumentative exhibitions bring issues to life in a way that very much irritates traditional curators who want to see their pictures valued for themselves.
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John C. Wright
My wife is a Christian and is extraordinary patient, logical, and philosophical. For years, I would challenge and condemn her beliefs, battering the structure of her conclusions with every argument, analogy, and evidence I could bring to bear. I am a very argumentative man, and I am as fell and subtle as a serpent in debate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARGUMENTATIVE»

Discover the use of argumentative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to argumentative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse: Extending ...
In "Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse," Frans H. van Eemeren" "brings together the dialectical and the rhetorical dimensions of argumentation by introducing the concept of strategic maneuvering.
Frans H. van Eemeren, Frans Hendrik Eemeren, 2010
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The Argumentative Turn in Policy Analysis and Planning
The book proposes a new way to see old debates. . . . In short, the book is excellent."--Donald N. McCloskey, University of Iowa
Frank Fischer, John Forester, 1993
3
The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, ...
The Argumentative Indian brings together an illuminating selection of writings from Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen that outline the need to understand contemporary India in the light of its long argumentative tradition.
Amartya Sen, 2006
4
Writing Argumentative Essays
The Wood COMPANION WEBSITE(TM) expands on the text by mirroring each of its chapters and providing an interactive environment with additional exercises and links to related websites.
Nancy V. Wood, 2000
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The Argumentative Turn Revisited: Public Policy as ...
Continues: The Argumentative turn in policy analysis and planning.
Frank Fischer, Herbert Gottweis, 2012
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Exploring Argumentative Contexts
These essays are written by an international group of argumentation scholars, consisting of Corina Andone, Sarah Bigi, Robert T. Craig, Justin Eckstein, Frans H. van Eemeren, Norman Fairclough, Eveline Feteris, Gerd Fritz, Bart Garssen, ...
Frans H. Van Eemeren, Frans Hendrik Eemeren, Bart Garssen, 2012
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Argumentative Texts: Recognising and Creating Expositions, ...
The final book in the series introduces students to three text types. The students are shown examples of expositions, responses and discussions. All of these texts are topical, clearly presented and engagingly illustrated.
June Keir, 2009
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The Argumentative Theatre of Joe Penhall
"This book discusses the argumentative nature of Penhall's plays, while placing them within the context of contemporary British society and the modern dramatic tradition.
William C. Boles, 2011
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Argumentative Indicators in Discourse: A Pragma-Dialectical ...
In the book a systematic connection is made between linguistic insights into the characteristics of argumentative discourse and insights from argumentation theory into the resolution of differences of opinion by means of argumentation.
F. H. van Eemeren, Peter Houtlosser, Arnolda Francisca Snoeck Henkemans, 2007
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The Argumentative Imagination: Wordsworth, Dryden, Religious ...
This work offers readings of four stories which depend upon the representation of argument. They belong to diverse works of poetic vision (from Wordsworth, Dryden, the Book of Job and the Bhagavad Gita).
George Myerson, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARGUMENTATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term argumentative is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ballers Recap: I'm on a Boat
When Spencer lets him know he's once again going down the rabbit hole of bad publicity, Ricky gets all snappy and argumentative on him. «Vulture, Jul 15»
2
6 Signs It's Time To Leave Your Marriage
Consistently critical: A spouse who is critical, degrading, nasty, argumentative or moody is emotionally abusive. They instill fear, insecurity and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Fireworks arrests in Sparta, Hackettstown
Police explained to Samouhos that fireworks are illegal in New Jersey and he became loud and argumentative with the officers, Tynan said. «Daily Record, Jul 15»
4
Dear Fox News: We've Got Your Mail
Juan Williams raises his voice to a level that is much like argumentative & whining, continually interrupts the others, when they are giving there ... «NewsHounds, Jul 15»
5
For The Record: 7/6
Another minor arrested, Alex S. Wilkinson, 19, of 608 E. Second St., allegedly became argumentative and attempted to break a patrol car glass ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
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Green Bay Packers Andrew Quarless Arrested For Firing Semi …
Green Bay Packers player Andrew Quarless was arrested after allegedly firing a semi-automatic handgun following an argumentative ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
7
When the kids you lose aren't yours
My partner became distant and argumentative until he finally said it — “I don't want to have a baby”. What would follow was a year of constant ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
8
Seacoast Sunday Snapshot: Meet Winnacunnet's Kelly Arsenault
Worst habit: I'm argumentative. Pet peeve: When you buy fruits that say seedless and then they have seeds. If you could spend five minutes ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jul 15»
9
O-Zone: Holiday plans
John: I'm not going to get argumentative here, but the second list really includes one player from Caldwell's era – Dakoda Watson – while the ... «Jacksonville Jaguars, Jul 15»
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The 20 books you'll be reading – and talking about – for the rest of …
This picture book, about two argumentative siblings on a trip to the pet store, was discovered by his widow after his death. This Is Happy by ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»

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