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contentious

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Main Entry:
con·ten·tious 
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Pronunciation:
\kən-ˈten(t)-shəs\
Function:
adjective
Date:
15th century
1 : likely to cause contention <a contentious argument> 2 : exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes <a man of a most contentious nature>
synonyms see belligerent
con·ten·tious·ly adverb
con·ten·tious·ness noun


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