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adjectivetending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues. Law. pertaining to causes between contending or opposing parties. Origin of contentious1400–50; late Middle English contenciose<Latin contentiōsus, equivalent to contenti(ō) contention + -ōsus-ous SYNONYMS FOR contentious1 disputatious, argumentative. SEE SYNONYMS FOR contentious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM contentiouscon·ten·tious·ly, adverbcon·ten·tious·ness, nounnon·con·ten·tious, adjectivenon·con·ten·tious·ly, adverb o·ver·con·ten·tious, adjectiveo·ver·con·ten·tious·ly, adverbo·ver·con·ten·tious·ness, nounun·con·ten·tious, adjectiveun·con·ten·tious·ly, adverbun·con·ten·tious·ness, noun Words nearby contentiouscontent-addressable storage, content analysis, contented, content farm, contention, contentious, contentive, content marketing, contentment, content provider, content word Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contentiousA new study released today in Obstetrics & Gynecology could close this contentious question for good. Abortion Complications Are Rare, No Matter What the Right Says|Samantha Allen|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Arkansas has long had a contentious relationship with alcohol. Will Arkansas’ Prohibition Finally End?|Jack Holmes|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST It became a model, rarely emulated, of how digital tools can be used to find common ground in a contentious society. You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Those that are hesitant about Powell may point to her contentious “resignation” as the first female ambassador to India in March. Meet America’s New Top Ebola Fighter|Abby Haglage|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The priests conclude that there is common ground on even the most contentious topics that pit science versus spirituality. Pope Francis Asked ‘Would You Baptize an Alien?’ Here’s the Answer.|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST However, there was nothing rasping or contentious about the interview. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II|Burton J. Hendrick An Old Man, afflicted with a family of contentious Sons, brought in a bundle of sticks and asked the young men to break it. Fantastic Fables|Ambrose Bierce Byllinge and Fenwick, though turned Quakers, seem to have retained some of the contentious Cromwellian spirit of their youth. The Quaker Colonies|Sydney G. Fisher In her appearance on our wordy and contentious stage I see the commencement of a new era of things. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885|Various "A man shouldn't speak more than twice in his first session, and not at first on too contentious a topic," said Sir Edward. The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
British Dictionary definitions for contentious
adjectivetending 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 Derived forms of contentiouscontentiously, adverbcontentiousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to contentioustesty, antagonistic, combative, argumentative, belligerent, disagreeable, factious, perverse, petulant, querulous |