disputative

adjective

dis·​pu·​ta·​tive

də̇ˈspyütətiv,

-ütətiv

1

: disputatious

the journalism of all pioneer communities has been abusive and disputative and personal

—Scribner's

2

: of or belonging to disputation

disputatively adverb

disputativeness noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin disputativus, from Latin disputatus + -ivus -ive

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