English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage ) [etyl] Middle French contentieux , from (deprecated template usage ) [etyl] Latin contentiōsus ( “ quarrelsome, perverse ” ) , from contentiō ( “ contention ” ) , from contendere , past participle contentus ( “ to contend ” ) ; see contend .
Pronunciation
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Adjective
contentious (comparative more contentious , superlative most contentious )
Marked by heated arguments or controversy .
2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport [1] :Ukraine, however, will complain long and hard about a contentious second-half incident when Marko Devic's shot clearly crossed the line before it was scrambled away by John Terry, only for the officials to remain unmoved.
Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord .
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
marked by controversy
Bulgarian: спорен (bg) ( sporen )
Catalan: controvertit , contenciós
Chinese:
Mandarin: 有爭議 / 有争议 ( yǒuzhēngyì ) , 有争议 ( yǒuzhēngyì )
Czech: sporný (cs) m
Dutch: omstreden (nl) , aangevochten (nl)
Finnish: kiistanalainen (fi)
French: controversé (fr)
Georgian: სადავო ( sadavo ) , საკამათო ( saḳamato )
German: umstritten (de) , strittig (de) , kontrovers (de)
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Hungarian: vitás (hu) , vitatott (hu)
Irish: conspóideach
Italian: controverso (it)
Maori: kūraruraru , ahitere , whakawehewehe
Norwegian: omstridt / kontroversiell
Polish: sporny (pl) m
Portuguese: controverso (pt) m
Russian: дискуссионный (ru) ( diskussionnyj ) , спо́рный (ru) ( spórnyj )
Spanish: controvertido (es)
Swedish: omstridd (sv) , omtvistad
Turkish: tartışmalı (tr) , mücâdeleci , çekişmeli (tr) , kavgacı (tr)
Welsh: dadleuol (cy)
given to struggling
Bulgarian: свадлив (bg) ( svadliv )
Catalan: contenciós
Dutch: agressief (nl) , strijdlustig (nl) , vechtjas (nl) , provocateur (nl) , ruziemaker (nl)
Finnish: riitaisa (fi) , riidanhaluinen
French: belliqueux (fr) , agressif (fr) , provocateur (fr) , combatif (fr) , batailleur (fr) , bagarreur (fr) , chamailleur (fr) , querelleur (fr)
German: streitsüchtig (de) , streitbar (de) , zänkisch (de) , provokativ (de) , streitlustig
Greek:
Ancient: φιλόνεικος ( philóneikos )
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Hungarian: veszekedő , pörlekedő
Italian: bellicoso (it) , aggressivo (it) , provocatore (it)
Portuguese: conflituoso m
Russian: вздорный (ru) ( vzdornyj ) , придирчивый (ru) ( pridirčivyj ) , любящий спо́рить ( ljubjaščij spóritʹ )
Spanish: conflictivo (es) , pendenciero , camorrista , belicoso (es) , provocador (es)
Swedish: bråkig (sv)
References
“contentious ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam , 1913 , →OCLC .
“contentious ”, in The Century Dictionary [ … ] , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co. , 1911 , →OCLC .