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argumentative

[ahr-gyuh-men-tuh-tiv] / ˌɑr gyəˈmɛn tə tɪv /


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With six politicians vying for your attention, these debates can be noisy and argumentative, but they can also be enlightening and influential.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But she also noticed that people have become more argumentative.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

So there’s a theory percolating online that if you adopt the qualities of a stone, becoming impassive and bland, then you will repel the argumentative, antagonistic people in your life who are itching for conflict.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

Ravizza moved up to the drive-thru window and became argumentative with a male employee.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

We live, thanks to the reach of our technologies, in perhaps the most argumentative age of any in history.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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