contentious: (adj.) creating disagreement argumentative; quarrelsome definition: creating disagreement argumentative; quarrelsome subject to litigation

contentious pronunciation: kuh n-ten-shuh s

contentious argumentative antagonistic disagreeable belligerent SYNONYMS: argumentative antagonistic disagreeable belligerent querulous combative petulant

contentious noun: contention contentiousness adverb: contentiously related forms: noun: contention contentiousness adverb: contentiously

contentious Constantly contentious, the couple was not good company.

contentious Contentious by nature, the young woman struggled to control her temper.

contention A struggle between good and evil caused an internal contention that troubled the man.

contention The men were not able to discuss anything without ending up in a full-blown contention.

contentiously The man contentiously attacked anyone who got in his way.

contentiously The baseball player contentiously argued the call.

contentiously Even toddlers can behave contentiously.