transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈten(t)-shəs ]
adjective
Date: 15th century
1. : likely to cause contention
a contentious argument
2. : exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes
a man of a most contentious nature
Synonyms: see belligerent
• con·ten·tious·ly adverb
• con·ten·tious·ness noun