disputative
Speech parts
1. disputative - Adjective
2. disputative - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
contentious
combative
litigious
disputatious
dialectical
controversial
aggressive
hostile
forensic
militant
belligerent
argumentative
cantankerous
polemical
quarrelsome
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Examples
a style described as abrasive and contentious
a disputatious lawyer
a litigious and acrimonious spirit