contentious
11contentious — 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 • contentiously …
12contentious — 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… …
13contentious — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …
14contentious — adjective 1 causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people: Animal welfare did not become a contentious issue until the late 1970s. 2 someone who is contentious often argues with people contentiously adverb contentiousness noun (U) …
15contentious — adjective 1) a contentious issue Syn: controversial, debatable, disputed, open to debate, moot, vexed 2) contentious people Syn: quarrelsome, argumentative, confrontational; Brit …
16contentious — con•ten•tious [[t]kənˈtɛn ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew[/ex] 2) causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues[/ex] 3) law pertaining to causes between… …
17contentious — /kənˈtɛnʃəs/ (say kuhn tenshuhs) adjective 1. given to contention: a contentious crew. 2. characterised by contention: contentious issues. 3. Law relating to causes between contending parties. {Latin contentiōsus} –contentiously, adverb… …
18contentious — See controversial, contentious …
19contentious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. quarrelsome, argumentative, controversial, hostile; see controversial , quarrelsome 1 , unfriendly 2 . See Synonym Study at belligerent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [kun TEN shus] quarrelsome. He …
20contentious — con|ten|tious [ kən tenʃəs ] adjective 1. ) causing disagreement between people or groups: CONTROVERSIAL: Sex education in schools remains a highly contentious issue. 2. ) enjoying arguing with other people: ARGUMENTATIVE …
