disputatiously

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dis·pu·ta·tious

(dĭs′pyə-tā′shəs)

adj.

Inclined to dispute. See Synonyms at argumentative.

dis′pu·ta′tious·ly adv.

dis′pu·ta′tious·ness n.

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Adv.

disputatiously - in a disputatious manner

argumentatively

Translations

da accattabrighe in modo litigioso polemicamente

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argumentatively

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At times disputatiously at others, in a comradely manner.

They won't take debate

He connected them with research activities, presenting even the most complicated problems in a simple and logical manner, yet disputatiously and excitingly, in his own way.

Agu Aarna 100

Dogmatically, not disputatiously; As a fisherman, not as an Aristotelian; Spiritually, not mischievously; Ecclesiastically, not forensically; Beneficially, not ostentatiously.