argumentative
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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 had a shorter temper and was argumentative with family members in a way he never had been before the crash.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024
Or even to prevent triggering and problematic contestants from infiltrating a space that could harm a woman, a woman whose family history has aleady been marked with argumentative, angry parents.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2024
“Again, Brianna was not cooperative. I was told she was argumentative and aggressive. This is not the first time we’ve had behavioral issues with her.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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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