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disputatious

adj
/ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃəs/

Etymology

From disputation, equivalent to disputati(on) + -ous.

  1. derived from disputo — “to dispute, discuss, examine, compute, estimate”
  2. derived from desputer
  3. inherited from disputen
  4. suffixed as disputation — “dispute + ation”
  5. suffixed as disputatious — “disputation + ous”

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to something that is in question as to its intent or value.

  2. Inclined to argue or debate

    Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.

    • Certainly there have been bitterly contested elections in this country before. Party spirit is always rife, and in such vivid, excitable, disputatious communities as ours are, and I trust always will be, it is the very soul of freedom.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA