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contentious
[kuhn-ten-shuhs]
adjective
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome.
a contentious crew.
Synonyms: ,causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy.
contentious issues.
Law.Ģżpertaining to causes between contending or opposing parties.
contentious
/ °ģɲŌ˳ŁÉ²ŌŹÉ²õ /
adjective
tending to argue or quarrel
causing or characterized by dispute; controversial
law relating to a cause or legal business that is contested, esp a probate matter
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- contentiously adverb
- contentiousness noun
- noncontentious adjective
- noncontentiously adverb
- overcontentious adjective
- overcontentiously adverb
- overcontentiousness noun
- uncontentious adjective
- uncontentiously adverb
- uncontentiousness noun
- ³¦“DzŌ˳ٱš²Ō³Ł¾±“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
- ³¦“DzŌ˳ٱš²Ō³Ł¾±“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of contentious1
Example Sentences
The story is a fictional account of the contentious relationship between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rival, Antonio Salieri, the court composer of the Austrian emperor.
It was an unusual display of solidarity for a chief who has rarely waded into the contentious immigration debate.
Housing and Communities Secretary Angela Rayner reached a settlement with the Treasury on Sunday evening, the BBC has learned, but Cooper is holding out, with police funding one of the contentious issues.
For years, López Obrador battled with the countryās Supreme Court about a number of contentious issues, notably his plan to overhaul the nationās electoral system.
The chaos in the PPP went beyond just Yoon, as two acting presidents who followed were also impeached, before one of them was reinstated - a sign of how contentious South Korean politics had become.
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