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Meaning of 'contentious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contentious [ a.]
- Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
- Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.
- Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.

Meaning of 'contentious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . contentious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- involving or likely to cause controversy
Example in sentence:
  • a central and contentious element of the book
Meaning (2):
- inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
Example in sentence:
  • a disputatious lawyer;
  • a litigious and acrimonious spirit;
  • a style described as abrasive and contentious

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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