argumentative
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Definition of argumentative
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Synonyms for argumentative
Synonyms
contentious, controversial, disputatious, polemical (also polemic), quarrelsome, scrappy
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Examples of argumentative in a Sentence
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Police requested a blood sample, which Olson quickly refused and became argumentative, according to the arrest report. — Sabrina Lolo, sun-sentinel.com, "Man faces charges in drunk driving crash that killed mother of 3," 4 July 2019 Europe’s record-hot summers are powerful argumentative props. — The Economist, "Environmentalism is emerging as Europe’s new culture war," 29 June 2019 The court ruled that many of Deputy Banks’s claims were argumentative and unsupported in the more than 3,000 pages of documents in the case record. — Walt Bogdanich, New York Times, "Suit Against Agent Who Reinvestigated a Florida Mother’s Death Is Dismissed," 2 Apr. 2018 Officers argued that Johnson did not comply with their orders and was argumentative during the encounter. — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, "Disturbing video shows Mesa police officers brutally beating an unarmed man," 6 June 2018 Upon waking him up, police say Martinez-Morales appeared intoxicated, refused to identify himself and was argumentative with officers. — Pioneer Press, chicagotribune.com, "Libertyville police: Man with revoked license tried to use family member's name," 21 May 2018 Related The video does not contain audio, although police claim Johnson was argumentative and refusing commands to sit down. — NBC News, "Four Arizona police officers put on leave after video shows man's beating," 6 June 2018 Officers found the man to be drunk and argumentative. — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Officers investigating theft of cash from safe at Chipotle: Highland Heights Police Blotter," 11 Jan. 2018 Those we're left with are too often argumentative and/or whiny without being very interesting about it, though they're all played capably enough. — Dennis Harvey, chicagotribune.com, "'Feral' review: Lost campers, a mysterious hermit and second-rate zombies," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'argumentative.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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