contentious

Letters that make contentious

s, o, e, n, c, t, i, u are letters that make 'contentious'

Words within contentious

ti, te, NT, IOU, en, content, on, ten, con, US, CO, Io, tent, Co, Te, Ti are words within 'contentious'


2 possible definitions for 'contentious'

Contentious as "inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits"

Under this definition, contentious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious have the same meaning as 'contentious'

Derivatives of contentious

quarrelsomeness, contentiousness, argufy, altercate, tilt, conflict, contention, argument, litigiousness, disceptation, quarrel, scrap, dispute, contravention, difference, difference of opinion, controversy, contestation, disputation, arguing are derivatives of 'contentious'.

Similar to contentious

argumentative is similar to contentious.

Example of contentious used within this context

"a style described as abrasive and contentious", "a disputatious lawyer", "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"


Contentious as "involving or likely to cause controversy"

Under this definition, contentious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of contentious

tilt, contention, argument, disceptation, controversy, contestation, disputation, arguing are derivatives of 'contentious'.

Similar to contentious

controversial is similar to contentious.

Example of contentious used within this context

"a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson



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