disputative

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The U. S., under the impression that there was still time and room to make up its mind, was arguing along as it always had: in straggling, disputative, disorderly democracy.

From Time Magazine Archive

His lively style and his avoidance of anything subtle or disputative, though he never conceals his political sympathies, united with his ample resources of Parliamentary and political knowledge, fit him admirably for this modest undertaking. 

From The Religious Life of London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

And his disputative countenance changed to a pleasant expression.

From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von

He passed through Scotland in a disputative vein, which could not have made him a popular traveller.

From George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends by Shorter, Clement King

This leads of itself to the second, which is at once confidential, disputative, and comic, as though two lovers were chasing each other and laughing more than usual about it.

From Great Violinists And Pianists by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)