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ar·gu·men·ta·tive

(är′gyə-mĕn′tə-tĭv)
adj.
1. Given to arguing; disputatious.
2. Of or characterized by argument: an argumentative discourse.
ar′gu·men′ta·tive·ly adv.
ar′gu·men′ta·tive·ness n.
Synonyms: argumentative, contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy2
These adjectives mean given to or characterized by arguing: an argumentative child; a contentious mood; a disputatious scholar; a quarrelsome drinker; a scrappy exchange.
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argumentative

(ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv)
adj
1. given to arguing; contentious
2. characterized by argument; controversial
ˌarguˈmentatively adv
ˌarguˈmentativeness n
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ar•gu•men•ta•tive

(ˌɑr gyəˈmɛn tə tɪv)

adj.
1. fond of or given to argument; disputatious.
2. causing argument; controversial.
[1635–45]
ar`gu•men′ta•tive•ly, adv.
ar`gu•men′ta•tive•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:argumentative - given to or characterized by argument]argumentative - given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"
unargumentative - not given to or characterized by argument
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argumentative

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argumentative

adjective
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Translations
جَدَلي
svárlivývyhledávající spory
diskussionslysten
vitakedvelõ
òrætugjarn
kavgacımünakaşacı

argumentative

[ˌɑːgjʊˈmentətɪv] ADJ [person] → amigo de las discusiones, discutidor
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argumentative

[ˌɑːrgjʊˈmɛntətɪv] adj [person] → ergoteur/euse
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argumentative

adj person → streitsüchtig
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argumentative

[ˌɑːgjʊˈmɛntətɪv] adj → polemico/a
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argue

(ˈaːgjuː) verb
1. (with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way. I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is! argumenteer يُجادِل، يَتَجادَل مَع споря discutir přít se, hádat se streiten diskutere; argumentere; skændes λογομαχώ discutir vaidlema جروبحث کردن؛ مشاجره کردن riidellä se disputer לְהִתוַכֵח बहस करना svađati se vitatkozik bertengkar, membantah deila, rífast discutere; litigare 言い合う 설득하여 ...하게(그만두게) 하다 ginčytis strīdēties bertengkar redetwisten krangle, trette, diskutere kłócić/spierać się خبری اتری، مشاجره کول، جروبحث کول discutir a se certa (pentru/în legă­tură cu) спорить hádať sa pričkati se svađati se gräla, bråka โต้เถียง tartışmak, münakaşa etmek 爭辯 сперечатися بحث کرنا cãi nhau 争辩
2. (with for, ~against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something. I argued for/against accepting the plan. aanvoer يُقَيِّم الحِجَّه обсъждам argumentar argumentovat pro/proti argumetieren, Gründe anführen argumentere επιχειρηματολογώ argüir, argumentar põhjendusi esitama دلیل آوردن perustella plaider לִטְעוֹן בְּעַד אוֹ נֶגֶד दलील देना navoditi razloge érvel (vmi mellett, vmi ellen), vitat vmit mempertimbangkan rökræða parlare 主張する 입증하다 būti už/prieš iestāties (par, pret) bantah pleiten argumentere for/mot wysuwać argumenty (za, przeciw) دلیل ویل argumentar a pleda (pentru/împotriva) аргументировать argumentovať zavzemati se raspravljati argumentera, anföra skäl ถกเถียงเรื่อง tartışmak 辯論 аргументувати دلیل دینا ، استدلال کرنا phản đối 辩论
3. (with into, ~out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something. I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress. oortuig, oorreed يُقْنِع убеждавам persuadir přesvědčit, přemluvit; zrazovat überreden drøfte; overtale πείθω persuadir de/a(positivo); disuadir de (negativo) veenma متقاعد کردن houkutella persuader לשַכנֵע आपत्ति करना odgovarati rábeszél, lebeszél membujuk telja (á/af) persuadere, convincere 説得する 설득하다 įkalbinėti, atkalbinėti pārliecināt; pierunāt; atrunāt memujuk overreden overtale przekonywać متقاعد کول persuadir a con­vinge (să/să nu) убеждать presvedčiť, prehovoriť prepričati argumentovati övertala ชักชวนโดยให้เหตุผล ikna etmek 說服 переконувати, відговорювати اپنی بات پر زور دینا thuyết phục ai 说服
4. to discuss, giving one's reasoning. She argued the point very cleverly. bespreek, debatteer يُناقِش разисквам discutir vysvětlit, zdůvodnit begründen diskutere; forsvare συζητώ sostener väitlema استدلال کردن neuvotella soutenir לַדוּן जिरह करना raspravljati érvekkel alátámaszt mengemukakan rökræða sostenere 議論する 주장하다 įrodinėti, teigti, pagrįsti argumentēt; pierādīt bincang argumenteren forsvare, diskutere omawiać, przedstawiać, dowodzić استدلال کول discutir a susţine доказывать zdôvodniť zagovarjati diskutovati argumentera ให้เหตุผล savunmak 論證 обговорювати دلیل دینا tranh luận; biện luận 论证
ˈarguable adjective
able to be put forward in argument. It is arguable that he would have been better to go. kan aangevoer word قابِل لِلجِدَل والنِّقاش спорно discutível obhajitelný vertretbar diskutabel συζητήσιμος discutible vaieldav قابل استدلال؛ قابل بحث kiistanalainen défendable נִיתָן לְהִתוָוכֵּח עליו आलोच्य upitno vitatható bisa dikemukakan umdeilanlegur sostenibile 議論の余地がある 논증할 수 있는 ginčytinas strīdīgs; apstrīdams dapat dipertikaikan verdedigbaar diskutabelt sporny, dyskusyjny د بحث وړ، د استدلال وړ discutível discutabil спорный diskutabilný ki se da zagovarjati diskutabilan diskutabel ที่สามารถโต้เถียงได้ tartışılabilir 有待商確的 такий, що вимагає доведення قابل استدلال đáng tranh cãi 可争辩的,可辩论的
ˈargument noun
1. a quarrel or unfriendly discussion. They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is. argument خِلاف، نِزاع спор discussão pře, spor der Streit skænderi λογομαχία discusión vaidlus مشاجره؛ جدل riita querelle וכוח, ויכוח, ריב तकरार svađa vita pertikaian deila, rifrildi discussione; lite 議論 논쟁 ginčas strīds; diskusija pertengkaran woordentwist krangel, trette spór مشاجره کول، جروبحث کول discussão ceartă спор polemika, spor spor rasprava gräl การโต้แย้ง tartışma, münakaşa 爭論 дискусія بحث sự cãi nhau 争论
2. a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning. The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument. redenasie مُناقَشَه، جِدال аргумент argumento argument die Beweisführung argument; argumentation επιχειρηματολογία argumento põhjendus استدلال argumentti argument טעון, טיעון, נמוק, נימוק दलील argument érv(elés) argumentasi rök argomentazione 論拠 논거 argumentas arguments; pamatojums perdebatan reden, argumentatie argument, argumentasjon argument استدلال argumento argu­ment довод argument argument obrazloženje argument เหตุผล sav, iddia, kanıt 論據 аргументація دلائل lý lẽ 论据
ˌarguˈmentative (-ˈmentətiv) adjective
fond of arguing. argumenterend جَدَلي склонен да спори argumentativo svárlivý, vyhledávající spory streitlustig diskussionslysten εριστικός discutidor, argumentador vaidlushimuline اهل بحث و جدل؛ استدلالی riidanhaluinen raisonneur וַכּחָן विवादप्रिय svadljiv vitakedvelő suka bertengkar þrætugjarn polemico 論争的な 따지기를 좋아하는 mėgstantis ginčytis, priešgyna strīdīgs; strīda- penuh dengan perdebatan twistziek trettekjær, kranglevoren lubiący dyskutować د استدلال او دلیل ویلو خلک refilão certăreţ любящий спорить hádavý nergaški svadljiv diskussionslysten ชอบเถียง münakaşacı, kavgacı 好爭辯的 такий, що любить сперечатися có lý lẽ 好争辩的
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Miss Bates's powerful, argumentative mind might have strengthened yours."
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The counsel were eloquent, argumentative, and vindictively abusive of each other, as was characteristic and proper.
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It is Adeimantus who is the respondent in the more argumentative, as Glaucon in the lighter and more imaginative portions of the Dialogue.
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'I really wonder, sir,' rejoined the old pupil in an argumentative manner, 'to find you taking a position so untenable.
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`Is not that rather a large thing to expect us to begin upon?' said Filby, an argumentative person with red hair.
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