Ar′gu‐men″ta‐tive (�), a. 1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator.
3. Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.
—Ar′gu‐men″ta‐tive‐ly, adv. — Ar′gu‐men″ta‐tive‐ness, n.