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- adverb see argumentative
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
argumentatively
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argumentatively — argumentative ► ADJECTIVE 1) given to arguing. 2) using or characterized by systematic reasoning. DERIVATIVES argumentatively adverb argumentativeness noun … English terms dictionary
Argumentatively — Argumentative Ar gu*men ta*tive, a. 1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse. [1913 Webster] 2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
argumentatively — See argumentative. * * * … Universalium
argumentatively — adverb in an argumentative manner … Wiktionary
argumentatively — adv. contentiously, quarrelsomely, disputatiously, combatively … English contemporary dictionary
argumentatively — ar·gu·men·ta·tive·ly … English syllables
argumentatively — adverb in a disputatious manner • Syn: ↑disputatiously • Derived from adjective: ↑argumentative, ↑disputatious (for: ↑disputatiously) … Useful english dictionary
argumentative — argumentatively, adv. argumentativeness, n. /ahr gyeuh men teuh tiv/, adj. 1. fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group. 2. of or characterized by argument;… … Universalium
disputatiously — adverb in a disputatious manner • Syn: ↑argumentatively • Derived from adjective: ↑argumentative (for: ↑argumentatively), ↑disputatious … Useful english dictionary
argumentative — also argumentive adjective Date: 15th century 1. characterized by argument ; controversial 2. given to argument ; disputatious • argumentatively adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
