contentious (s)
combative (s)
disputatious (s)
disputative (s)
litigious (s)

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type s
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def inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
examples a style described as abrasive and contentious
a disputatious lawyer
a litigious and acrimonious spirit
Outgoing links
Similar to argumentative
Derivationally related form litigious → litigiousness
Derivationally related form disputative → dispute
Derivationally related form disputatious → dispute; disputatious → dispute
Derivationally related form contentious → contention; contentious → contentiousness
Incoming links
Similar to argumentative
Derived from adjective disputatiously → disputatious
Derivationally related form dispute → disputatious; dispute → disputatious
Derivationally related form contentiousness → contentious; contention → contentious
Derivationally related form litigiousness → litigious
Derivationally related form dispute → disputative

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