Look up: contentious


  1. contentious
    argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome 
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  2. contentious
    [adj] - inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits 2. [adj] - involving or likely to cause controversy
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=contentious

  3. Contentious
    Modified Comet with hydraulic suspension and fixed mount 20-pdr [UK]
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  4. Contentious
    Con·ten'tious adjective [ Latin contentiosus : confer French contentieux .] 1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. « Despotic and contentious temper. Macaulay.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/147

  5. contentious
    combative adjective inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; `a style described as abrasive and contentious`; `a disputatious lawyer`; `a litigious and acr...
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contentious

  6. contentious
    adjective involving or likely to cause controversy; `a central and contentious element of the book`- Tim W.Ferfuson
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contentious

  7. Contentious
    • (a.) Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy. • (a.) Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention. • (a.) Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/contentious/

  8. contentious
    contentious 1. Always ready to argue; quarrelsome. 2. Of, involving, or characterized by dispute; controversial.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2808/2

  9. contentious
    1) Argumentative 2) Argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/contentious/1

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