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DISPUTATIVE
contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious
(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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
disputative (comparative more disputative, superlative most disputative)
Tending to dispute.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*put"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. disputativus.]
Definition: Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper. I. Watts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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