Disputatious
21disputatious — adj. fond of or inclined to argument. Derivatives: disputatiously adv. disputatiousness n …
22argumentative contentious disputatious disputative litigious — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …
23Disputatiously — 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… …
24Disputatiousness — 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… …
25creative — disputatious or dishonest Thus for churchmen creative conflict is a bitter doctrinal argument. For a businessman creative accounting is false bookkeeping: They give you a lot of crap about creative freedom but all they re really talking …
26disputatiously — disputatious ► ADJECTIVE 1) fond of argument. 2) (of an argument or situation) motivated by or causing strong opinions. DERIVATIVES disputatiously adverb disputatiousness noun …
27disputatiousness — disputatious ► ADJECTIVE 1) fond of argument. 2) (of an argument or situation) motivated by or causing strong opinions. DERIVATIVES disputatiously adverb disputatiousness noun …
28polemic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. polemical, controversial, disputatious, eristic[al], dialectical; quarrelsome, contentious. n. polemics, debate, discussion, contention, dialectics. See discord. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …
29quarrelsome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. contentious, disputatious, pugnacious, combative. See irascibility, contention. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inclined to fight] Syn. factious, combative, pugnacious, contentious, disputatious,… …
30disputative — adjective inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits a style described as abrasive and contentious a disputatious lawyer a litigious and acrimonious spirit • Syn: ↑contentious, ↑combative, ↑disputatious …
