| 单词 | contentious |
| 释义 | contentious —contentiously, adv. —contentiousness, n. /keuhn ten"sheuhs/, adj. 1. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew. 2. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues. 3. Law. pertaining to causes between contending parties. [1400-50; late ME contenciose < L contentiosus, equiv. to contenti(o) CONTENTION + -osus -OUS] Syn. 1. disputatious, argumentative. |
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