"argumentary" meaning in English

See argumentary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more argumentary [comparative], most argumentary [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumder. Anglo-Norman arguementbor. Middle English argument English argument Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English argumentary From argument + -ary. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|argument&lt;id:noun&gt;|-ary|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumder. Anglo-Norman arguementbor. Middle English argument English argument Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. 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Head templates: {{en-adj}} argumentary (comparative more argumentary, superlative most argumentary)
  1. (archaic) argumentative; based on argument Tags: archaic
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