The Copernicus-Galileo theory might have prevailed if disgruntled scholars and disputatious monks had not begun a muttering campaign against Galileo (Time).
SYNONYM(S): quarrelsome, contentious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis´pu|ta´tious|ly — dis|pu|ta|tious «DIHS pyu TAY shuhs», adjective. fond of disputing; inclined to argue: »The Copernicus Galileo theory might have prevailed if disgruntled scholars and disputatious monks had not begun a muttering campaign against Galileo (Time).… … Useful english dictionary
dis´pu|ta´tious|ness — dis|pu|ta|tious «DIHS pyu TAY shuhs», adjective. fond of disputing; inclined to argue: »The Copernicus Galileo theory might have prevailed if disgruntled scholars and disputatious monks had not begun a muttering campaign against Galileo (Time).… … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
tious — ab·sten·tious; ad·sci·ti·tious; ad·scrip·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious·ly; ad·ven·ti·tious·ness; am·bi·tious; ap·pe·ti·tious; ar·ti·fac·ti·tious; as·ci·ti·tious; as·sump·tious; bump·tious; cap·tious; cap·tious·ly; car·nap·tious;… … English syllables
dis|sen|tious — «dih SEHN shuhs», adjective. full of dissension; given to dissension; quarrelsome; contentious … Useful english dictionary
disputatious — dis·pu·ta·tious … English syllables
disputatiously — dis·pu·ta·tious·ly … English syllables
disputatious — dis•pu•ta•tious [[t]ˌdɪs pyʊˈteɪ ʃəs[/t]] also dis•put•a•tive [[t]dɪˈspyu tə tɪv[/t]] adj. fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious • Etymology: 1650–60 dis pu•ta′tious•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
disputatious — dis|pu|ta|tious [ˌdıspjuˈteıʃəs] adj formal tending to argue = ↑argumentative … Dictionary of contemporary English
disputatiousness — dis·pu·ta·tious·ness … English syllables
