uncontentiousadj.
/ˌʌnkənˈtɛnʃəs/, /ˌʌŋkənˈtɛnʃəs/, U.S. /ˌənkənˈtɛn(t)ʃəs/ (un- prefix1 1)
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uncontentious1868
1828 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. Rationalist Char. I. i. 66 Either pupils of Calixtus, or of the same uncontentious disposition.
1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. iv. 63 [He] proposed that all difficulty..should be referred to lawyers for uncontentious decision.
1884 Manch. Examiner 25 June 6/1 A comparatively uncontentious measure.
Derivatives
uncontentiousness n.
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