# argumentative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/ · frequency rank #33,128

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
2. Prone to argue or dispute.

## Etymology
From Late Middle English argumentatif (“syllogistic, sophistic”), from Old French argumentatif, argumentative (modern French argumentatif (“argumentative”)) and Medieval Latin, Late Latin argūmentātīvus, from Latin argūmentātor + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives).

## Easily confused with
- **argumentation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argumentation-vs-argumentative)

## Common misspellings (19)
`agrumentative`, `arggumentative`, `argmuentative`, `arguemntative`, `argumenattive`, `argumenntative`, `argumentaitve`, `argumentatiev`, `argumentativve`, `argumentattive`, `argumentatvie`, `argumenttaive`, `argumenttative`, `argumetnative`, `argummentative`, `argumnetative`, `arrgumentative`, `arugmentative`, `ragumentative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/argumentative