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argumentative

[ahr-gyuh-men-tuh-tiv] / ˌɑr gjəˈmɛn tə tɪv /


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South Hall is known as one of Eastern’s “dump-off” blocks, where they send rabble-rousers, the outspoken, argumentative prisoners, the ones who have most fallen out of favor with the guards.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Adams was a balding curmudgeon from Massachusetts—brainy, argumentative and physically ill-favored.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Prosecutor Peter Joyce KC told the trial the atmosphere in The Crown Inn had been "menacing, threatening, argumentative and disputing" because of Gothard's behaviour.

From BBC May 7, 2026

There are mysteries to solve, of course, but they come and go, while family, even at its most arduous and argumentative, is forever.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

When he finally was able to scrutinize the draft, he found that it bore all the flaws of Teller’s oratorical style: it was too long, too argumentative, and too emotional.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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