disputativeadj.

/dɪˈspjuːtətɪv/

Etymology: < late Latin disputātīvus (Cassiodorus), < disputāt- , participial stem of disputāre to dispute v.: see -ative suffix.

1. Characterized by or given to disputation; disputatious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adjective] > engaging in controversy, disputatious

unpeaceablec1384

disputative1579

disputablea1616

disputeful1631

controversial1638

controversal1641

obstreperous1641

contradictive1643

disputing1645

controverting1646

chop-logicala1652

disputatious1660

argumentative1667

argumentive1668

disputant1671

contradictiousa1677

disceptatious1682

obstropolous1727

disceptatorial1821

contradictory1891

backtalking1938

1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 72 The disputative appetite of Doctor Busbye.

1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. v. 9 Thou hast a Doctors looke! A face disputatiue, of Salamanca.

1787 F. Burney Diary 6 Mar. (1842) III. 345 I told him I was in no disputative humour.

1788 Trifler No. 23. 303 The cavils of the disputative.

1890 S. J. Duncan Social Departure 57 The critic..most disputative of its positions.

†2. That is the subject of disputation or dispute; controversial; controverted. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective]

openlOE

doubtousc1330

uncertain1338

doubtyc1380

brigousa1387

doubtablec1400

doubtfula1425

questionable1443

batable1453

strivablec1456

inquirable1485

litigious1520

doubtsomea1522

disputable1548

dubious1548

doubted?1551

moot1563

problematical1567

discussiblea1578

debatable1581

controversial1583

disputativea1586

debateful1587

decidable1596

controversible1601

controvertible1601

controversal1604

controversable1607

problematic1609

controversary1610

left-handed1610

disputed1611

dubitable1625

quarrellable1642

catchinga1670

non liquet1678

brigose1679

contestable1702

equivocala1797

controversional1807

contradictable1856

discutable1868

hinky1961

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. D2 The Phylosopher..teacheth a disputatiue vertue.

1589 T. Nashe To Students in R. Greene Menaphon Epist. sig. A^v I had rather referre it, as a disputatiue plea to diuines.

1708 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 270 [He] reported the method of ballotting in disputative elections.

3. Of or pertaining to disputation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [adjective]

discoursive1588

debative1606

logistical1644

disputative1664

1664 H. More Apol. in Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 547 Which Knowledge of the Lord..is not certainly any Disputative Subtilty or curious Decision.

1870 J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 VII. lxxii. 78 The oddest of all their disputative exhibitions.

Derivatives

diˈsputatively adv. in a disputative or contentious manner, disputatiously.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adverb]

disputatively1588

wranglingly1611

contradictiously1615

controversallya1626

controversiallya1639

polemically1653

agonistically1861

disputatiously1864

argumentatively1876

1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 7 I..onely assay problematically, and as our schoolemen tearme it, disputatiuely, what may therin appeere most probable.

1860 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth II. 316 ‘There, now’, said Catherine, disputatively.

diˈsputativeness n. the quality of being disputatious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [noun] > quality of

disputacity1660

disputatiousness1681

argumentativeness1731

controversialism1822

disputativeness1836

controversionalism1858

1836 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Election ii. i. 216 The silence of the second century stands curiously..contrasted with the disputativeness of the fifth century.

1842 G. S. Faber Provinc. Lett. (1844) II. 203 In such a case of dogged disputativeness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	disputative
释义	disputativeadj. /dɪˈspjuːtətɪv/ Etymology: < late Latin disputātīvus (Cassiodorus), < disputāt- , participial stem of disputāre to dispute v.: see -ative suffix. 1. Characterized by or given to disputation; disputatious. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adjective] > engaging in controversy, disputatious unpeaceablec1384 disputative1579 disputablea1616 disputeful1631 controversial1638 controversal1641 obstreperous1641 contradictive1643 disputing1645 controverting1646 chop-logicala1652 disputatious1660 argumentative1667 argumentive1668 disputant1671 contradictiousa1677 disceptatious1682 obstropolous1727 disceptatorial1821 contradictory1891 backtalking1938 1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 72 The disputative appetite of Doctor Busbye. 1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. v. 9 Thou hast a Doctors looke! A face disputatiue, of Salamanca. 1787 F. Burney Diary 6 Mar. (1842) III. 345 I told him I was in no disputative humour. 1788 Trifler No. 23. 303 The cavils of the disputative. 1890 S. J. Duncan Social Departure 57 The critic..most disputative of its positions. †2. That is the subject of disputation or dispute; controversial; controverted. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] openlOE doubtousc1330 uncertain1338 doubtyc1380 brigousa1387 doubtablec1400 doubtfula1425 questionable1443 batable1453 strivablec1456 inquirable1485 litigious1520 doubtsomea1522 disputable1548 dubious1548 doubted?1551 moot1563 problematical1567 discussiblea1578 debatable1581 controversial1583 disputativea1586 debateful1587 decidable1596 controversible1601 controvertible1601 controversal1604 controversable1607 problematic1609 controversary1610 left-handed1610 disputed1611 dubitable1625 quarrellable1642 catchinga1670 non liquet1678 brigose1679 contestable1702 equivocala1797 controversional1807 contradictable1856 discutable1868 hinky1961 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. D2 The Phylosopher..teacheth a disputatiue vertue. 1589 T. Nashe To Students in R. Greene Menaphon Epist. sig. A^v I had rather referre it, as a disputatiue plea to diuines. 1708 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 270 [He] reported the method of ballotting in disputative elections. 3. Of or pertaining to disputation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [adjective] discoursive1588 debative1606 logistical1644 disputative1664 1664 H. More Apol. in Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 547 Which Knowledge of the Lord..is not certainly any Disputative Subtilty or curious Decision. 1870 J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 VII. lxxii. 78 The oddest of all their disputative exhibitions. Derivatives diˈsputatively adv. in a disputative or contentious manner, disputatiously. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adverb] disputatively1588 wranglingly1611 contradictiously1615 controversallya1626 controversiallya1639 polemically1653 agonistically1861 disputatiously1864 argumentatively1876 1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 7 I..onely assay problematically, and as our schoolemen tearme it, disputatiuely, what may therin appeere most probable. 1860 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth II. 316 ‘There, now’, said Catherine, disputatively. diˈsputativeness n. the quality of being disputatious. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [noun] > quality of disputacity1660 disputatiousness1681 argumentativeness1731 controversialism1822 disputativeness1836 controversionalism1858 1836 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Election ii. i. 216 The silence of the second century stands curiously..contrasted with the disputativeness of the fifth century. 1842 G. S. Faber Provinc. Lett. (1844) II. 203 In such a case of dogged disputativeness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1579
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