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contentiously Definition


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contentious
adj
    1. Likely to cause argument or quarrelling.
    2. Quarrelsome or argumentative.
      Thesaurus: argumentative, hostile, antagonistic, quarrelsome, belligerent, captious, factious, pugnacious, querulous; Antonym: cooperative.
Derivative: contentiously
adverb
    Derivative: contentiousness
    noun
      Etymology: 15c: from Latin contentiosus, from contendere to strive.



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