disputatious

[ dis-pyoo-tey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious:

   disputatious litigants.

disputatious

/ ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃəs; dɪˈspjuːtətɪv /

adjective

1. inclined to argument

Derived Forms

• ˌdispuˈtatiously, adverb
• ˌdispuˈtatiousness, noun

Other Words From

• dispu·tatious·ly adverb
• dispu·tatious·ness noun
• nondis·pu·tatious adjective
• nondis·pu·tatious·ly adverb
• nondis·pu·tatious·ness noun
• undis·pu·tatious adjective
• undis·pu·tatious·ly adverb
• undis·pu·tatious·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disputatious¹

First recorded in 1650–60; disputati(on) + -ous

Example Sentences

There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity.

From The Daily Beast

It's simply impossible for me to 'belong' to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group.

From The Daily Beast

The pronunciation of the word puzzles the visitor, and even the natives grow gently disputatious on the subject.

From Project Gutenberg

I believe one great source of our concord is, that neither he nor I are disputatious, which is not the case with any of them.

From Project Gutenberg

He says that the Sophist is a disputatious man who challenges every one for speaking falsehood.

From Project Gutenberg

But the wisdom of the Greeks was professional and disputatious, and thus most adverse to the investigation of truth.

From Project Gutenberg

He is generally arrogant, disputatious, autocratic, and ambitious.

From Project Gutenberg