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

2. contentious
pronunciation:
kuh n-ten-shuh s

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

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

5. contentious
Constantly contentious, the couple was not good company.

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

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

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

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

10. contentiously
The baseball player contentiously argued the call.

11. contentiously
Even toddlers can
behave
contentiously.