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contentious
adj. belligerent, argumentative, controversial; causing an argument; likely to cause an dispute


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contentious
Adjective
1. 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 acrimonious spirit"
(synonym) disputatious, disputative, litigious
(similar) argumentative
2. involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
(similar) controversial
3. having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
(synonym) battleful, bellicose, combative
(similar) aggressive



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Contentious
(a.)
Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.
  
 
(a.)
Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
  
 
(a.)
Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.
  

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Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryDownload this dictionary
Rabbah
great; powerful; contentious
  

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About
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contentious
adj.
لڑاکا , جھگڑالو , حجتي , تکراري , بکھيڑيا , دنگئي , شوراپست , جھنجھٹي , ٹنٹے باز , کھٹ پٹيا, جنگ جو , فتنہ ساز

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