argumentative

  • 31argumentative — ar·gu·men·ta·tive …

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  • 32argumentative — [ˌɑːgjʊˈmentətɪv] adj often arguing or disagreeing with people …

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  • 33argumentative — ar•gu•men•ta•tive [[t]ˌɑr gyəˈmɛn tə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) fond of or given to argument; disputatious 2) causing argument; controversial • Etymology: 1635–45 ar gu•men′ta•tive•ly, adv. ar gu•men′ta•tive•ness, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34argumentative —   Wahapa a, puni ho opa apa a …

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  • 35argumentative — Characterized by argument; controversial; given to debate or dispute. A pleading is so called in which the statement on which the pleader relies is implied instead of being expressed, or where it contains, in addition to proper statements of… …

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  • 36argumentative — Characterized by argument; controversial; given to debate or dispute. A pleading is so called in which the statement on which the pleader relies is implied instead of being expressed, or where it contains, in addition to proper statements of… …

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  • 37argumentative — Inferential; contentious …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 38argumentative — adj. 1 fond of arguing; quarrelsome. 2 using methodical reasoning. Derivatives: argumentatively adv. argumentativeness n. Etymology: F argumentatif ive or LL argumentativus (as ARGUMENT, ATIVE) …

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  • 39argumentative instruction — A jury instruction which singles out or unduly emphasizes a particular issue, theory, or defense, or one which tends to invade the province of the jury with regard to the weight, probative effect, or sufficiency of the evidence or the inferences… …

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  • 40argumentative question — A faulty form of examination of witness by propounding a question which suggests answer in a manner favorable to party who advances the question or which contains a statement in place of a question. See leading question …

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