Verboticism: Argupetitive
DEFINITION: n., A stylized form of argument, common among politicians, lawyers and married couples, where the parties state and restate their positions until the opponent is exhausted. v. tr., To argue by simply restating your position over and over again.
Argupetitive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ar/gue/pe/ti/tive
Sentence: His strategy in disagreements is to be argupetitive which gives his wife no new ground to counter attack his points in the dispute.
Etymology: argue + repetitive
Points: 680
Comments: Argupetitive
ErWenn - 2008-01-22: 10:48:00
Ooh, nice one.
silveryaspen - 2008-01-22: 12:32:00
Nice ... and the pet in the middle reminds be of how petty such can be!
bananabender - 2008-01-22: 21:29:00
The pettiness bounced out at me too. Good word!
OZZIEBOB - 2008-01-22: 22:16:00
Very good word!