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DISPUTATIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
Example:
a litigious and acrimonious spirit
Synonyms:
combative; contentious; disputatious; disputative; litigious
Classified under:
Similar:
argumentative (given to or characterized by argument)
Derivation:
dispute (coming into conflict with)
dispute (a disagreement or argument about something important)