disputatious
adjective
formaluk/ˌdɪs.pjuˈteɪ.ʃəs/us/ˌdɪs.pjuːˈteɪ.ʃəs/likingtoargueanddisagree, orarguinganddisagreeinga lot:
爱争论的，好辩的Disputatious anddifficult, he was not muchmissedwhen heresignedhispost.因为他好斗难以相处，所以辞职后也没什么人怀念他。
The disputatiousstyleof hismagazinearticlesledhim intocontroversy.他的杂志文章的好辩风格使自己陷入争议。
See
dispute
- We could be a veryquarrelsome, disputatiousfamily, but westucktogether.
- This is not theplacetoembarkon a disputatiouswrangleleadingnowhere.
- Lawyers are disputatious byinclination.
- Helikedtocallthem in for disputatiouscouncilmeetings.
- I've always been disputatious. Ilovetodebateand topursueanargument.
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheelsidiom
- be like a bear with a sore headidiom
- be spoiling for a fightidiom
- grumpiness
- grumpy
- have a short fuseidiom
- hell
- huffy
- petulant
- petulantly
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- quarrelsome
- testily
- testiness
- testy
- tetchily
- tetchiness