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disputatious
[dis-pyoo-tey-shuhs]
disputatious
/ dɪˈspjuːtətɪv, ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃəs /
adjective
inclined to argument
Other Word Forms
- disputatiously adverb
- disputatiousness noun
- nondisputatious adjective
- nondisputatiously adverb
- nondisputatiousness noun
- undisputatious adjective
- undisputatiously adverb
- undisputatiousness noun
- ˌ徱ˈٲپdzܲԱ noun
- ˌ徱ˈٲپdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of disputatious1
Example Sentences
“John Proctor” may sound like a relentlessly disputatious drama, but it’s a deeply emotional work.
This disputatious sociopolitical drama is cunningly packaged as a romantic comedy.
“Stereophonic,” an acclaimed behind-the-music play about a disputatious band recording a studio album, will transfer to Broadway this spring following a buzzy and sold-out Off Broadway run.
Private, internal anger at his failings was a good thing, he claimed, a "disputatious culture" better than a "quietly acquiescent" one.
I grew up in a very disputatious household.
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