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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. pertaining to causes between contending or opposing parties.


contentious

/ əˈɛʃə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈٱԳپdzܲ, adverb
  • DzˈٱԳپdzܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ٱtdzܲ· adverb
  • Dz·ٱtdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzcDz·ٱtdzܲ adjective
  • nonDz·ٱtdzܲ· adverb
  • v·Dz·ٱtdzܲ adjective
  • over·Dz·ٱtdzܲ· adverb
  • over·Dz·ٱtdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲcDz·ٱtdzܲ adjective
  • unDz·ٱtdzܲ· adverb
  • unDz·ٱtdzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of contentious1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English contenciose, from Latin DzԳٱԳپōܲ, from DzԳٱԳپ(ō) contention + -ōܲ -ous
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A Republican-majority, three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Friday ordered the state Board of Elections to recalculate the vote totals in the state's contentious Supreme Court race.

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Throughout the contentious tariff debate, the Mexican peso has remained relatively stable at about 20 pesos to $1, a fact that many view as a positive barometer of the government’s strategy.

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People living in RVs remain a contentious issue in Park’s district.

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I was 9 years old again, unaccompanied on an airplane somewhere above the continental U.S., being hurled between two contentiously divorced parents.

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In a series of contentious interviews on Wednesday, Trump allies and associates haughtily blew off questions from concerned reporters.

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