| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mentəd.iv, -ətiv adjective
or ar·gu·men·tive -ntiv
1. : consisting of or characterized by argument : containing a process of reasoning : controversial
an argumentative discourse
2. : presumptive , indicative , suggestive
his silence is of argumentative guilt
3. : given to or fond of argument : contentious , disputatious
argumentative to the point of being cantankerous — J.S.Clarke
• ar·gu·men·ta·tive·ly adverb