contentious: Meaning and Definition of
con•ten•tious
Pronunciation: (kun-ten'shus), [key] — adj.
- tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
- causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues.
- pertaining to causes between contending parties.
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