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argumentative

/ˌɑːɡjuˈmentətɪv/adjective

उच्चारण आर्ग्युमेन्टटिव

बहस करने वाला, झगड़ालू

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adjective
  1. 1

    disapproving

    (of a person) often arguing or wanting to argue

    बहस करने वाला, झगड़ालू

    • an argumentative child
    • He turned argumentative whenever the talk was about politics.
    • He is an argumentative student who questions every point the teacher makes.
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    • Don't be so argumentative; just listen to what she has to say.
    • An argumentative customer held up the queue for ten minutes.

    Synonyms quarrelsome contentious combative disputatious belligerent

    Opposite agreeable easy-going peaceable conciliatory

◇Word family
argument nounargue verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

ar·gu·men·ta·tive

And the noun argument has no e after u (argue drops e: argument, not 'arguement').

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: ar-gu-men-ta-tive, और noun argument में u के बाद e नहीं (argue का e हट जाता है: argument, 'arguement' नहीं)।

?Which word?

Keep the quarrelsome words together: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious (causing argument), combative (ready to fight), disputatious (fond of arguing).

झगड़ालू के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious (बहस पैदा करने वाला), combative (लड़ने को तैयार), disputatious (बहस का शौकीन)।

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General knowledge

Literature: Amartya Sen wrote 'The Argumentative Indian' (2005).

साहित्य में अमर्त्य सेन ने 'The Argumentative Indian' (2005) लिखी।