contentious 音标拼音: [kənt'ɛnʃəs]
a . 好争吵的,爱争论的,有异议的
好争吵的,爱争论的,有异议的
contentious adj 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
contentious },
{
combative }, {
disputatious }, {
disputative }, {
litigious }]
2 :
involving or likely to cause controversy ; "
a central and contentious element of the book "-
Tim W .
Ferfuson Contentious \
Con *
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a . [
L .
contentiosus :
cf .
F .
contentieux .]
1 .
Fond of contention ;
given to angry debate ;
provoking dispute or contention ;
quarrelsome .
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1913 Webster ]
Despotic and contentious temper . --
Macaulay .
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2 .
Relating to contention or strife ;
involving or characterized by contention . --
Spenser .
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More cheerful ,
though not less contentious ,
regions .
--
Brougham .
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3 . (
Law )
Contested ;
litigated ;
litigious ;
having power to decide controversy .
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{
Contentious jurisdiction } (
Eng .
Eccl .
Law ),
jurisdiction over matters in controversy between parties ,
in contradistinction to {
voluntary jurisdiction },
or that exercised upon matters not opposed or controverted .
Syn :
Quarrelsome ;
pugnacious ;
dissentious ;
wrangling ;
litigious ;
perverse ;
peevish . -- {
Con *
ten "
tious *
ly },
adv . -- {
Con *
ten "
tious *
ness },
n .
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67 Moby Thesaurus words for "
contentious ":
aggravating ,
aggravative ,
aggressive ,
annoying ,
antagonistic ,
argumental ,
argumentative ,
battling ,
bellicose ,
belligerent ,
bloodthirsty ,
bloody ,
bloody -
minded ,
cat -
and -
dog ,
cat -
and -
doggish ,
chauvinist ,
chauvinistic ,
combative ,
controversial ,
dialectic ,
disputatious ,
enemy ,
eristic ,
exasperating ,
exasperative ,
ferocious ,
fierce ,
fighting ,
full of fight ,
hawkish ,
hostile ,
ill -
humored ,
inimical ,
irritating ,
jingo ,
jingoish ,
jingoist ,
jingoistic ,
litigious ,
logomachic ,
martial ,
militant ,
militaristic ,
military ,
offensive ,
pilpulistic ,
polemic ,
pro and con ,
provocative ,
pugnacious ,
quarrelsome ,
saber -
rattling ,
sanguinary ,
sanguineous ,
savage ,
scrappy ,
soldierlike ,
soldierly ,
trigger -
happy ,
truculent ,
unfriendly ,
unpacific ,
unpeaceable ,
unpeaceful ,
warlike ,
warmongering ,
warring
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