51³Ō¹Ļ

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contentious

[kuhn-ten-shuhs]

adjective

  1. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome.

    a contentious crew.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy.

    contentious issues.

  3. Law.Ģżpertaining to causes between contending or opposing parties.



contentious

/ °ģə²Ōˈ³ŁÉ›²ŌŹƒÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. tending to argue or quarrel

  2. causing or characterized by dispute; controversial

  3. law relating to a cause or legal business that is contested, esp a probate matter

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • contentiously adverb
  • contentiousness noun
  • noncontentious adjective
  • noncontentiously adverb
  • overcontentious adjective
  • overcontentiously adverb
  • overcontentiousness noun
  • uncontentious adjective
  • uncontentiously adverb
  • uncontentiousness noun
  • ³¦“DzŌˈ³Ł±š²Ō³Ł¾±“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
  • ³¦“DzŌˈ³Ł±š²Ō³Ł¾±“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of contentious1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English contenciose, from Latin ³¦“DzԳٱš²Ō³Ł¾±Å²õ³Ü²õ, from ³¦“DzԳٱš²Ō³Ł¾±(ō) contention + -ō²õ³Ü²õ -ous
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Example Sentences

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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.

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It was an unusual display of solidarity for a chief who has rarely waded into the contentious immigration debate.

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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.

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For years, López Obrador battled with the country’s Supreme Court about a number of contentious issues, notably his plan to overhaul the nation’s electoral system.

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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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