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contentious

One entry found for contentious.
Main Entry: con·ten·tious
Pronunciation: k&n-'ten(t)-sh&s
Function: adjective
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>
synonym see BELLIGERENT
- con·ten·tious·ly adverb
- con·ten·tious·ness noun