argumentive

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adjective

Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.

OriginEnglish argument ← Middle English argument ← Anglo-Norman arguement →
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Meanings

adjectiveargumentive (comparative more argumentive, superlative most argumentive)

comparative more argumentive · superlative most argumentive

  1. Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  3. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  4. Latinarguō
  5. Latinargūmentum
  6. Anglo-Normanarguement
  7. Middle Englishargument
  8. Englishargument
  9. Englishargumentive

From argument + -ive.

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Translations

Portuguese argumentativo
  • argumentativobeing or presenting an argument or line of reasoning
Cite this entry
APA

argumentive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentive

MLA

“argumentive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argumentive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentive.

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