01 a. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
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Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
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Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator.[Obs.]
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Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.