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Contentious

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adjective. Given to contention; quarrelsome. synonym: argumentative.

adjective. Involving or causing contention; controversial.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Apt to contend; given to angry debate; quarrelsome; perverse; litigious.

Relating to or characterized by contention or strife; involving contention or debate.

In law, relating to causes between contending parties.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adjective. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.

adjective. Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.

adjective. Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.

adjective. jurisdiction over matters in controversy between parties, in contradistinction to voluntary jurisdiction, or that exercised upon matters not opposed or controverted.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adjective. Marked by heated arguments or controversy.

adjective. Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adjective. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

adjective. involving or likely to cause controversy

Word Usage

"However, he also studies what he calls contentious (eristikos) or sophistical arguments: these he defines as arguments which only apparently establish their conclusions."

cross-reference

combative contentious argument disputatious quarrelsome

Equivalent

argumentative controversial

Form

contentiously contentiousness

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

conscientious pretentious tendentious unpretentious

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

acrimonious combative controversial contumacious disobedient

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

aggravating aggravative aggressive annoying antagonistic