Ar`gu*men"ta*tive (?), a.
1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument;
containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative
discourse.
2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the
adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite
wisdom in the Creator. [Obs.]
3. Given to argument; characterized by argument;
disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.
--Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ly, adv. --
Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ness, n.