- Disputative
- 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]
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Disputative
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disputative — index dissenting, forensic, litigious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
disputative — disputation ► NOUN ▪ debate or argument. DERIVATIVES disputative adjective … English terms dictionary
disputative — adjective Tending to dispute. See Also: dispute, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious … Wiktionary
disputative — dis·pu·ta·tive … English syllables
disputative — adjective 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, ↑combative, ↑disputatious … Useful english dictionary
argumentative contentious disputatious disputative litigious — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
annoying galling chafing irritating nettlesome pesky pestiferous pestilent plaguy plaguey teasing vexatious vexing — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
atrabilious bilious dyspeptic liverish — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bristly prickly snappish splenetic waspish — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cantankerous crotchety ornery — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
