argumentativear‧gu‧men‧ta‧tive /ˌɑːɡjəˈmentətɪv◂ $ ˌɑːr-/ ●○○ adjective 
- But a stubborn, argumentative child may try to draw you into too many debates as you try to establish a connection.
- It can help decipher the messages of propagandists, who seek to mislead by covering up their own argumentative contexts.
- Quarrels of the argumentative type increased with age.
- There is a change in the sense that argumentative qualifications may be discovered, as implicit qualifications are made explicit.
- To understand a text, especially a political text, it is necessary to understand its argumentative context.
- Under changed circumstances, implicit themes, both justificatory and critical, could be jerked into argumentative explicitness.
- When I've had a few drinks I get a little argumentative.
someone who likes arguing► argumentative/quarrelsome someone who is argumentative seems to like arguing and starting arguments. Quarrelsome is less common than argumentative and is used especially in written English: · When he drinks too much he becomes argumentative.· She had had enough of all her quarrelsome relatives.
► confrontational speaking to people in a very direct way that is likely to cause an angry argument -- use this when you think someone is behaving unreasonably: · Some are worried that Beier's confrontational style will upset his staff.· In an attempt to improve his image, Stevens has decided to be less confrontational.
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He quickly becomes argumentative after a few drinks.