Contentious

[kən'tenʃəs] or [kən'tɛnʃəs]

Definition

(adj.) involving or likely to cause controversy; 'a central and contentious element of the book'- Tim W.Ferfuson .

(adj.) inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; 'a style described as abrasive and contentious'; 'a disputatious lawyer'; 'a litigious and acrimonious spirit' .

Edited by Bessie--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.

(a.) Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.

(a.) Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.

Typed by Chauncey

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Quarrelsome, cross, petulant, perverse.[2]. Disputatious, captious, cavilling.

Typed by Jared

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See CONTEND]

Checked by Flossie