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Disputative

adjective
1.
Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits.  Synonyms: combative, contentious, disputatious, litigious.  "A disputatious lawyer" , "A litigious and acrimonious spirit"





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"Disputative" Quotes from Famous Books



... behind the old fudge about duty to his Party," Brooks answered. "You see the Liberals only just scraped in last election because of the war scandals, and their majority is too small for them to care about any of the rank and file introducing any disputative measures. Still that scarcely affects the question. He won his seat on certain definite pledges, and if he persists in his present attitude, we shall ask him ...
— A Prince of Sinners • E. Phillips Oppenheim


Words linked to "Disputative" :   dispute, combative, argumentative, litigious, contentious


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