Disputative [adjective]
Definition of Disputative:
aggressive, warlike
Synonyms of Disputative:
● Hostile
● Belligerent
● Boxing
● Militant
● Martial
● Determined
● Angry
● Argumentative
● Bellicose
● Combative
● Contentious
● Disputatious
● Ferocious
● Pugnacious
● Quarrelsome
● Resolute
● Truculent
● Unbeatable
● Up in arms
● Militaristic
● Scrappy
● Battling
● Fencing
● Tilting
● Warmongering
● Jousting
● Sparring
● Contending
● Wrestling
● Hawkish
● Jingoistic
● Ready to fight
● Under arms
Opposite/Antonyms of Disputative:
● Peaceloving
● Nice
● Peaceful
● Kind
Sentence/Example of Disputative:
We have seen in the Introduction how such questions were forced upon Aristotle by the disputative habits of his time.
He passed through Scotland in a disputative vein, which could not have made him a popular traveller.
“Doctor, you are more than usually disputative,” remarked Zabra.
And his disputative countenance changed to a pleasant expression.
The disputative part, interesting in itself, does not here concern us.
Here again I brought my self into a premunire with the disputative Caledonian.
The conversation ere long recommenced in a more general form, though still in a somewhat disputative tone.