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   argumentative

   /ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. given to arguing: "an argumentative child"
   • 2. using or characterized by systematic reasoning: "the highest standards of argumentative rigour"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French argumentatif, -ive or late Latin argumentativus, from argumentari ‘conduct an argument’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. argumentatively adverb
   • 2. argumentativeness noun

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