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1 argumentative
adjective (fond of arguing.) trettekjær, kranglevorenadj. \/ˌɑːɡjʊˈmentətɪv\/1) kranglevoren, trettekjær2) argumenterende, resonnerende -
2 argue
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!) krangle, trette, diskutere2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentere for/mot3) ((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.) overtale (til)4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) forsvare, diskutere•- arguable- argument
- argumentativeargumentereverb \/ˈɑːɡjuː\/1) argumentere, diskutere2) diskutere, krangle, trette, kjekle• don't argue with me!3) påstå, hevde, gjøre gjeldende4) røpe, vitne ommåten hun håndterte saken på, vitnet om fremragende kunnskaper i psykologi5) ( om synspunkt e.l.) legge frem, forsvareargue against something argumentere mot noeargue away something bortforklare noeargue for something argumentere for noe kjempe for noeargue somebody into something overtale noen til (å gjøre) noeargue somebody out of something snakke noen fra (å gjøre) noeargue the toss se ➢ tossargue with somebody about\/over something krangle med noen om noe
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argumentative — I adjective belligerent, characterized by argument, combative, contentious, dialectical, discordant, disputatious, dissentient, eristic, eristical, factious, given to controversy, litigious, logomachic, logomachical, petulant, pilpulistic,… … Law dictionary
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Argumentative — Ar gu*men ta*tive, a. 1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse. [1913 Webster] 2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
argumentative — (adj.) mid 15c., pertaining to arguments, from O.Fr. argumentatif or directly from L. argumentat , pp. stem of argumentari (see ARGUE (Cf. argue)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Meaning fond of arguing is recorded from 1660s. Related: Argumentatively;… … Etymology dictionary
argumentative — [adj] wanting to quarrel belligerent, combative, contentious, contrary, controversial, disputatious, factious, fire eating, having a chip on one’s shoulder*, litigious, opinionated, pugnacious, quarrelsome, salty, scrappy, spiky, touchy; concept… … New thesaurus
argumentative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) given to arguing. 2) using or characterized by systematic reasoning. DERIVATIVES argumentatively adverb argumentativeness noun … English terms dictionary
argumentative — [är′gyəmen′tə tiv] adj. 1. of or containing argument; controversial 2. apt to argue; contentious: Also argumentive argumentatively adv … English World dictionary
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argumentative — argumentatively, adv. argumentativeness, n. /ahr gyeuh men teuh tiv/, adj. 1. fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group. 2. of or characterized by argument;… … Universalium
argumentative — ar|gu|men|ta|tive [ˌa:gjuˈmentətıv US ˌa:r ] adj someone who is argumentative often argues or likes arguing ▪ He quickly becomes argumentative after a few drinks … Dictionary of contemporary English
argumentative — adjective someone who is argumentative often argues or likes arguing: When he drinks he becomes argumentative … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
