Provoking strife, controversy or discord.
One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
Directed negatively at a person or topic.
Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations.
Sharp, barbed; not dull.
In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.