argumentative

Pronunciation: /ˌɑɹɡjəˈmɛn(t)ətɪv/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective given to or characterized by argument

Etymology

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).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Similar
contentious, eristic, quarrelsome
Opposite (antonyms)
unargumentative

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