disputative

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymscontentiouscombativedisputatiouslitigious

   Similarargumentative

Questions about disputative

What does disputative mean?

disputative means "inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits".

How many syllables are in disputative?

disputative has 4 syllables: di-spu-ta-tive. The stress falls on "spu".

What is another word for disputative?

Close synonyms include contentious, combative, disputatious, litigious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is disputative a common word?

disputative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.