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counter-argumentative

counter-argumentative adjective: acting against an argument given; intending to counter an argument.

Adjective

counter-argumentative (comparative more counter-argumentative, superlative most counter-argumentative)

  1. Acting against an argument given; intending to counter an argument.

Forms of counter-argumentative

comparativemore counter-argumentative
superlativemost counter-argumentative
alternative formcounterargumentative

Origin of counter-argumentative

From counter- + argumentative.

Questions about counter-argumentative

What does counter-argumentative mean?
Counter-argumentative means acting against an argument given; intending to counter an argument.
What part of speech is counter-argumentative?
Counter-argumentative is an adjective.

Words near counter-argumentative in the dictionary

  1. counter-apologetics
  2. counter-apologist
  3. counter-apologists
  4. counter-argue
  5. counter-argument
  6. counter-argumentative
  7. counter-attack
  8. counter-attacked
  9. counter-attacker
  10. counter-attackers
  11. counter-attacking

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