argumentative
Example Sentences
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Iran’s new leaders got the multiday event off to an argumentative start.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
Joyce said the atmosphere in the Crown Inn on the evening of 21 December was "menacing, threatening, argumentative and disputing" because of Gothard's behaviour.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
He was never petulant, argumentative or stubborn – though I knew he was easily capable of those emotions.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
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
Geek kids are not, in general, docile and obedient; their subculture is argumentative and outspoken.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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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