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con·ten·tious  audio  (kn-tnshs) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Given to contention; quarrelsome. See Synonyms at argumentative, belligerent.
  2. Involving or likely to cause contention; controversial: "a central and contentious element of the book" (Tim W. Ferguson).


OTHER FORMS:
con·tentious·ly(Adverb), con·tentious·ness(Noun)


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