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CONTENTIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving or likely to cause controversy
Example:
a central and contentious element of the book
Classified under:
Similar:
controversial (marked by or capable of arousing controversy)
Derivation:
contention (a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
Example:
a litigious and acrimonious spirit
Synonyms:
combative; contentious; disputatious; disputative; litigious
Classified under:
Similar:
argumentative (given to or characterized by argument)
Derivation:
contention (a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement)
contentiousness (an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious)
