disputative

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disputative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Disputative \Dis*put"a*tive\, a. [L. disputativus.]
     Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in
     opposition; as, a disputative temper. --I. Watts.
     [1913 Webster]

disputative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  disputative
      adj 1: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or
             disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described
             as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a
             litigious and acrimonious spirit" [syn: contentious,
             combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious]