contentious
Sentences
Meaning
- Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
- Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
Synonyms
battleful
dispute by legal action
quarrelsom
fond of strife
quarrel-some
janglesome
iracible
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈtɛn.ʃəs/
Etymology
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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