English Explanatory Dictionary

argumentive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

argumentive more argumentive most argumentive

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumder. Anglo-Norman arguementbor. Middle English argument English argument Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English argumentive From argument + -ive.

Related words

argumentative
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