argumentative
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South Hall is known as one of Eastern’s “dump-off” blocks, where they send rabble-rousers, the outspoken, argumentative prisoners, the ones who have most fallen out of favor with the guards.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Adams was a balding curmudgeon from Massachusetts—brainy, argumentative and physically ill-favored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Prosecutor Peter Joyce KC told the trial the atmosphere in The Crown Inn had been "menacing, threatening, argumentative and disputing" because of Gothard's behaviour.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
He was never petulant, argumentative or stubborn – though I knew he was easily capable of those emotions.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
“Not five minutes to spare even for your friends Miss Fairfax and Miss Bates? How unlucky! Miss Bates’s powerful, argumentative mind might have strengthened yours.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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