| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Characterized by wrangling; scolding.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb altercatively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (altercatively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective altercative.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ALTERCATIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Altercative \Al"ter*ca*tive\, adjective. Characterized by wrangling; scolding.. (references) |
