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contentious

[ kuhn-ten-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome:

    a contentious crew.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy:

    contentious issues.

  3. Law. pertaining to causes between contending or opposing parties.


contentious

/ 办蓹苍藞迟蓻苍蕛蓹蝉 /

adjective

  1. tending to argue or quarrel
  2. causing or characterized by dispute; controversial
  3. law relating to a cause or legal business that is contested, esp a probate matter
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 肠辞苍藞迟别苍迟颈辞耻蝉濒测, adverb
  • 肠辞苍藞迟别苍迟颈辞耻蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞苍路迟别苍顎僼颈辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • 肠辞苍路迟别苍顎僼颈辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍顎卌辞苍路迟别苍顎僼颈辞耻蝉 adjective
  • non顎叧Υ遣月烦俦鸩灶僼颈辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • 辞顎卾别谤路肠辞苍路迟别苍顎僼颈辞耻蝉 adjective
  • o顎卾er路肠辞苍路迟别苍顎僼颈辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • o顎卾er路肠辞苍路迟别苍顎僼颈辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍顎卌辞苍路迟别苍顎僼颈辞耻蝉 adjective
  • un顎叧Υ遣月烦俦鸩灶僼颈辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • un顎叧Υ遣月烦俦鸩灶僼颈辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of contentious1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English contenciose, from Latin 肠辞苍迟别苍迟颈艒蝉耻蝉, from 肠辞苍迟别苍迟颈(艒) contention + -艒蝉耻蝉 -ous
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The two's Vatican encounter was the first since their publicly contentious White House meeting two months ago.

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It has pumped billions into a contentious trade and infrastructure programme, better known as the Belt and Road initiative, to shore up ties with the so-called Global South.

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And how, after a contentious creative split four decades ago, did they find themselves reunited for, of all things, a documentary?

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鈥淲hat you have without mediation are disputes that are going to be more prolonged, more contentious,鈥 Resh said.

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In addition, the artist comes off as smarmy and contentious at times, belying his 鈥渉oly man鈥 persona and populist vibe.

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