Argumentary

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    argumentative; based on argument archaic

    "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 […]"

Example

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"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 […]"

Etymology

From argument + -ary.

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