Definition of "disputative" []

• Tending to dispute. (adjective)

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• "He's not running for governor and, although Jews are known for their disputative zest, the Reb doesn't look like he spends much time with people who disagree with him."
• "In his writing, he often encased the word "bubble" in disputative quotation marks -- as if to challenge the notion that any market rise could be excessive."
• "Pangloss, who was as inquisitive as he was disputative, asked him what was the name of the mufti who was lately strangled."