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disputative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-pu-ta-tive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to dispute.

Etymology

From Latin disputativus (“pertaining to a dispute”).

Inflected Forms

more disputative (comparative) most disputative (superlative)

Derived Forms

disputatively disputativeness

Frequently Paired Words

dispute disputable disputant disputation disputatious

Synonyms

contentious combative disputatious litigious

Questions

What does disputative mean?
Tending to dispute.
Where does disputative come from?
From Latin disputativus (“pertaining to a dispute”).

How to pronounce disputative

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