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synonyms for argumentative
- belligerent
- combative
- contentious
- opinionated
- contrary
- controversial
- disputatious
- factious
- fire-eating
- having a chip on one's shoulder
- litigious
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- salty
- scrappy
- spiky
- touchy
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How to use argumentative in a sentence
In addition to the heat, shifts that should have had five or six employees had two or three, and one of Flores’s former supervisors was “very argumentative,” Flores told the “Today” show.
Burger King workers announce resignation with a sign outside restaurant: ‘We all quit’ | Marisa Iati | July 13, 2021 | Washington PostThis argumentative stance became a hallmark of his public persona.
Prince Philip, royal consort to Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99 | Adrian Higgins | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostThe passengers were “non-mask compliant, rowdy, argumentative” and harassed crew members, the airline said.
FAA warns of jail time, fines as airports and airlines prep for unruly passengers ahead of the inauguration | Ian Duncan, Lori Aratani | January 11, 2021 | Washington Post
A “why” question, always dangerous for various reasons, is particularly objectionable when argumentative.
Pistorius’s Cross-Examination Could Have Been Grounds for a Mistrial in a U.S. Court | James D. Zirin | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Debate is competitive argumentation so debaters tend to be competitive and argumentative,” Lubetsky said.
Ted Cruz at Princeton: Creepy, Sometimes Well Liked, and Exactly the Same | Patricia Murphy | August 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis deeply engaged, argumentative monologue is an exercise in reaching, again and again beyond the limits of unbelieving.
And being too argumentative can cost you part of your social circle.
Some have speculated the argumentative Hampton could be a new addition to the Atlanta Housewives cast.
Phaedra Parks: The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Scene Stealer | Geoff Berkshire | March 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMr. Shiel followed, in a speech which was more personal than argumentative.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanThe argumentative force of the passage being admitted, its doctrinal import deserves attention.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James DenneyHe simply took his model and abridged it, by throwing out all argumentative, illustrative and amplificatory material.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikThere was something that caught his attention in the note of this—a longing half hopeless, half argumentative to be believed in.
The Tragic Muse | Henry JamesBesides, it was not to be denied that even the elderly and argumentative found themselves listening to his discourses.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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