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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
disputatiousness
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disputatiousness — disputatious ► ADJECTIVE 1) fond of argument. 2) (of an argument or situation) motivated by or causing strong opinions. DERIVATIVES disputatiously adverb disputatiousness noun … English terms dictionary
Disputatiousness — Disputatious Dis pu*ta tious, a. Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper. [1913 Webster] The Christian doctrine of a future life was no recommendation of the new religion to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disputatiousness — See disputatiously. * * * … Universalium
disputatiousness — noun The state or quality of being disputatious or argumentative; contentiousness. See Also: argumentativeness, quarrelsomeness, belligerence … Wiktionary
disputatiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being argumentative: argumentativeness, combativeness, contentiousness, litigiousness, scrappiness. See CONFLICT … English dictionary for students
disputatiousness — dis·pu·ta·tious·ness … English syllables
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disputatious — adjective Date: 1660 1. a. inclined to dispute b. marked by disputation 2. provoking debate ; controversial • disputatiously adverb • disputatiousness … New Collegiate Dictionary
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