contentious
Frases
Significat (Anglès)
- Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
- Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
Conceptes
Sinònims
battleful
dispute by legal action
quarrelsom
fond of strife
quarrel-some
janglesome
iracible
Traduccions
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/kənˈtɛn.ʃəs/
Etimologia (Anglès)
From Middle French contentieux, from Latin contentiōsus (“quarrelsome, perverse”), from contentiō (“contention”), from contendere, past participle contentus (“to contend”). Equivalent to English contention + -ous.
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