argumentativeness
Example Sentences
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The casual reader may be waylaid by Mr. Klosterman’s argumentativeness and heady references.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
His questioning of Rosendorff drew two successful objections from the government, for argumentativeness.
From The Verge ● Sep. 28, 2021
Her vulnerability is constantly telegraphed at the expense, it can seem, of her other characteristics — that vaunted intelligence we keep hearing about, her argumentativeness and unconventionality.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2020
A large part of this was the fault of CBS’ moderators, who seemed to be goading the candidates into arguing while being completely unprepared to deal with their argumentativeness.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2020
I felt all the dogged argumentativeness of my nature awake within me as I answered him:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
