contentious

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Latin contentiosus (“‘quarrelsome, perverse’”) < contentio (“‘contention’”) < contendere, pp. contentus (“‘to contend’”); see contend. Confer French contentieux.

[edit] Adjective

contentious (comparative more contentious, superlative most contentious)

1. Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
2. Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:quarrelsome
• See also Wikisaurus:combative

[edit] Related terms

• contend
• contender
• contention

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• contentious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• contentious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911