- (a.) Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.
- (a.) Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator.
- (a.) Consisting of or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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