argumentative
Example Sentences
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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
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
"He became somewhat argumentative with the defense, and seemed to shirk responsibility for prior inconsistent statements," McQuade said.
From Salon • May 14, 2024
He sat glumly through the rest of the hearing, holding his head, which I found even more disheartening than when he was argumentative and distraught.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing argumentative
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 1
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