The word 'disputatious' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is an adjective that means inclined to argue or debate. Example: The professor was known for his disputatious nature, often engaging in heated debates with his colleagues during faculty meetings.
"It's a crucial part of the vision of the institution even to be a little bit disputatious in a way, and that's something we're actively trying to seek, not as a way of shocking people for no good reason, but to encourage conversation".
These qualities helped him guide disputatious clients to the middle ground, even though, in politics at least, that was not his natural territory: he was a lifelong Democrat of the old school.Since the law was never a passion, whereas convictions were rooted in his being, politics would seem to have been a natural career for him.
Israel is such an engagingly disputatious place that religious people pop up on different sides, depending on the argument.
But words, in the context of the disputatious Holy Land, matter a great deal, too.
The ECFA must be approved by the disputatious parliament.
So he must at least try (see article).Mr Mugabe will, of course, seek to bamboozle Mr Tsvangirai, a brave man who in the past has not been the cleverest of negotiators when tussling either with Mr Mugabe's canny villains or with his own disputatious colleagues in the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
That thought has occurred to disputatious Tories, who would cheer if the coalition foundered.
Using a mixture of regal hauteur, bullying, negotiation and selective listening, he now looks likely to force the disputatious rabble on the convention floor to agree to a single text for an EU constitution, which will be presented at a grand summit meeting in Greece on June 20th.Technically, the convention could then be deemed a success.
Deutsche Telekom is the butt of jokes on "Wie Bitte", Germany's leading consumer-affairs television show.Ron Sommer, the company's disputatious chief executive, promised last year to transform its corporate culture, making it the "most customer-friendly business in Germany".
As president of the European Council, where Europe's heads of government meet, it will fall to Mr Tusk to craft deals between 28 disputatious leaders.Poland is near the heart of many of the challenges facing the EU, from restarting growth to the Russian threat in Ukraine to the British problem.
An unending cycle Going green Reprints Related items Israel's disputatious Avigdor Lieberman: Can the coalition hold together?Mar 11th 2010It is unclear how much the "proximity" talks will differ from the recent efforts of America's dogged envoy, George Mitchell, who has been shuttling between the parties for more than a year.
