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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

Iran’s new leaders got the multiday event off to an argumentative start.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

If you’re skeptical about how exciting a movie about the weather on D-day might be, “Pressure” takes that as a creative challenge, an argumentative stance from which to start.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Yet Bengal - argumentative and steeped in a self-image of cultural exceptionalism - remained stubbornly resistant.

From BBC May 4, 2026

That was when he became extra tight and argumentative.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak




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