counterargumentative

adjective

Relating to a counterargument

OriginEnglish argumentative ← Middle English argumentatif ← Medieval Latin argūmentātīvus →
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Meanings

adjectivecounterargumentative (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to a counterargument

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  14. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  15. Latinarguō
  16. Latinargūmentum
  17. Latinargūmentor
  18. Medieval Latinargūmentātīvus
  19. Middle Englishargumentatif
  20. Englishargumentative
  21. Englishcounterargumentative

From counter- + argumentative.

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APA

counterargumentative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterargumentative

MLA

“counterargumentative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterargumentative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterargumentative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterargumentative.

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