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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

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



The 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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]