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Definition of: contentious

(kən·tenshəs) adjective
Of, pertaining to, or fond of contention or strife; disputatious; quarrelsome: a contentious person.
—con·ten′tious·ly
adverb
—con·ten′tious·ness
noun

Most often used phrases:

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contentious issue
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contentious debate
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Statistical data

"contentious" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on city-data.com forum

"contentious" has the frequency of use of 0.0008% on en.wikipedia.org.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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