CONTENTIOUS


Meaning of CONTENTIOUS in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.