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   Con·ten·tious

   /kənˈten(t)SHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial: "a contentious issue" Similar controversialdisputabledebatabledisputedcontendedopen to question/debatemootvexedambivalentequivocalunsureuncertainunresolvedundecidedunsettledborderlinerare:controvertibleOpposite uncontroversial
   • ▪ involving heated argument: "the socioeconomic plan had been the subject of contentious debate" Similar heatedvehementfierceviolentintenseimpassionedcommittedOpposite calm
   • ▪ (of a person) given to arguing or provoking argument: "a contentious politician haranguing a crowd" Similar argumentativequarrelsomedisputatiousdisputativeconfrontationalcaptiousfactiouscavillingpugnaciouscombativeready for a fightdefianthostileantagonisticbellicosebelligerentmilitantwarringfightingbattlingthreateninglitigiousirasciblecantankerousirritablepetulanttruculentfieryquick-temperedhot-temperedill-temperedbad-temperedcholericbickeringwranglinginformal:stroppyscrappyOpposite peaceable
   • ▪ relating to or involving differences between contending parties.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus, from content- ‘striven’, from the verb contendere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contentiously adverb
   • 2. contentiousness noun

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   The meaning of CONTENTIOUS is likely to cause disagreement or argument. How to use contentious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Contentious.

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   CONTENTIOUS definition: 1. causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument: 2. causing , involving, or…. Learn more.

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   Contentious definition: tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome. See examples of CONTENTIOUS used in a sentence.

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   Synonyms for CONTENTIOUS: aggressive, militant, hostile, confrontational, combative, irritable, ugly, pugnacious; Antonyms of CONTENTIOUS: peaceful, peaceable, nonaggressive, pacific, pleasant, uncontentious, friendly, amiable.

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   CONTENTIOUS meaning: 1. causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument: 2. causing , involving, or…. Learn more.

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   adjective. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits. “a style described as abrasive and contentious ”. synonyms: combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious. argumentative. given to or characterized by argument. adjective. involving or likely to cause controversy.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONTENTIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. tending to argue or quarrel 2. causing or characterized by dispute; controversial 3. law relating to a cause or.... Click for more definitions.

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   Definition of contentious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    adjective. tending to argue or quarrel. causing or characterized by dispute; controversial. law relating to a cause or legal business that is contested, esp a probate matter.

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    Involving or causing contention; controversial. American Heritage. Of or marked by contention. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Provoking or likely to provoke controversy. A contentious proposal. Webster's New World. Synonyms: litigious. disputatious. combative. disputative. carping. cantankerous. belligerent. bellicose. pugnacious.