Meanings
adjectiveargumentary (comparative more argumentary, superlative most argumentary)
comparative more argumentary · superlative most argumentary
- archaicargumentative; based on argument
There are different sorts of sermons — the argumentary, the dogmatic, the postulary, the persuasive, the punitive, the combative, "in orthodox blows and knocks," the logical, and the poetic; but this specimen belonged to none of these […]
1856, James Bradley Finley, William Peter Strickland, Autobiography of Rev. James B. Finley, page 322
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
- Proto-Italic*argusder.?
- Latinarguō
- Latinargūmentum
- Anglo-Normanarguement
- Middle Englishargument
- Englishargument
- Englishargumentary
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APA
argumentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentary
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“argumentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argumentary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentary.
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