argumentary

argumentary

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin arguō
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Latin argūmentumder.
Anglo-Norman arguementbor.
Middle English argument
English argument
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English argumentary

    From argument + -ary.

    Adjective

    argumentary (comparative more argumentary, superlative most argumentary)

    1. (archaic) argumentative; based on argument
      • 1856, James Bradley Finley, William Peter Strickland, Autobiography of Rev. James B. Finley, page 322:
        There are different sorts of sermons — the argumentary, the dogmatic, the postulary, the persuasive, the punitive, the combative, "in orthodox blows and knocks," the logical, and the poetic; but this specimen belonged to none of these […]
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