CONTENTIOUS
\kəntˈɛnʃəs], \kəntˈɛnʃəs], \k_ə_n_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_s]\
Definitions of CONTENTIOUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
By Princeton University
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involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Oddity Software
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Causing disputes or strife; quarrelsome.
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Contentiously.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Contentiously.
By Daniel Lyons
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Contentiously.
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Given to contention; quarrelsome.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Thomas Sheridan
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