Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to or consisting in argument.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or containing, argument; argumentative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That is based on
arguments . Pertaining to arguments.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tyler Burge (1973) finds support for the metalinguistic view in non-argumental occurrences of names, where they often take on a metalinguistic interpretation, as in
Names Cumming, Sam 2009
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Burge, who is, as remarked above, a demonstrativist, represents the semantic value of a demonstrative (and so an argumental occurrence of a name) with a variable.
Names Cumming, Sam 2009
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Once again, is is being adopted to use victim-hood and oppression as part of their argumental basis: very humorous.
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DEMONSTRA'TION, _s. _ the highest degree of argumental evidence
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With these argumental facts advanced, I resume my apologetic, introduction of this ancient race, and maintain that he can be the Indo-European's equal if justice be given him.
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By this method I am at length recovered from my argumental delirium, and find myself in the state of one awakened from the confusion and tumult of a feverish dream.
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The uncritical assumptions that these are victims of Chernobyl does not demonstrate a factual case but is rather evidence people's willingness to take in just about any piece of argumental trash as long as it supports their opinion.
marklynas.org - home 2010
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This is an argumental topic that no one is being rude with … yet.
Mile High Report xBxTxDx 2009
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In such cases, the demonstrative (or argumental name) is interpreted as “a pronominal place marker” (op. cit.,
Names Cumming, Sam 2009
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I hope you won’t mind if I copy the way you made argumental ultimatums earlier in this thread:
If you’re not pissed off, then try following some of these links 2005
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