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    disputatious

    disputatious - Dictionary definition and meaning for word disputatious

    Definition
    (adj) inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
    Example Sentence
    • a style described as abrasive and contentious
    • a disputatious lawyer
    • a litigious and acrimonious spirit
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for disputatious

If you cut the word into two halves, the first part will be disput, which sounds like dispute and means, a fight. A fight generally starts with an argument...

disputatious means some topic is disputable.. ie. a dispute can emerge from it..

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