disputatious

Adjective
Synonyms: contentiouscombativedisputativelitigious

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: contentiouscombativedisputativelitigious
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Disputatious \Dis`pu*ta"tious\, a. Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper. [1913 Webster]

The Christian doctrine of a future life was no recommendation of the new religion to the wits and philosophers of that disputations period. --Buckminster. -- Dis`pu*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Dis`pu*ta"tious*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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