Argumentativeness
33. Argumentativeness
- Absolute, Sir Anthony warm-hearted but testy; always blames others. [Br. Drama.: The Rivals ]
- Caterpillar peevishly disputes with Alice. [Br. Lit.: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ]
- Lessways, Hilda husband Edwin could never agree with her. [Br. Lit.: The Clayhanger Trilogy ]
- Naggleton, Mr. and Mrs . contentious and fault finding couple. [Br. Lit.: Punch, 1864–1865; Brewer Handbook, 742]
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Obsolete, a statement that is nonsensical or… Ontological Argument , The phrase "ontological argument" is generally understood by historians of philosophy to refer to an argument for the existence of god. The term onto… He , Sources
Katherine Anne Porter’s short story “He” was first published in the leftist magazine New Masses (1927), and collected and published in the bo… Suspicion , Dorothy L. Sayers 1939
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