disputatious
IPA: dɪspjˈutˈeɪʃʌs
adjective
- Of or relating to something that is in question as to its intent or value.
- Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.
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Examples of "disputatious" in Sentences
- I commend you for the use of the word disputatious as you confronted the defense secretary.
- "disputatious" and was causing corrosive damage to South Africa's national image and international credibility.
- I believe one great source of our concord is that neither he nor I are disputatious, which is not the case with any of them.
- Lord of Loo, I thought this forum would be interesting and fun but it seems as if it is possessed by a paranoid, disputatious, neurotic with too much time on her hands.
- "disputatious" is generally used as a word of reproach; but we can express our meaning only by saying that Lord Holland was most courteously and pleasantly disputatious.
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