Disputative

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disputative \Dis*put"a*tive\, a. [L. disputativus.]
     Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in
     opposition; as, a disputative temper. --I. Watts.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  disputative
       adj : inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree,
             even to engage in law suits; "a style described as
             abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a
             litigious and acrimonious spirit" [syn: {contentious},
             {disputatious}, {litigious}]