1. (a.) Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.

2. (a.) Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator.

3. (a.) Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.

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