Associations to the word «Contentious»
Noun
- Debate
- Tilly
- Issue
- Litigation
- Contender
- Moderate
- Disagreement
- Negotiation
- Primary
- Conscription
- Dispute
- Relationship
- Merger
- Confirmation
- Bargaining
- Topic
- Consensus
- Notary
- Politics
- Compromise
- Divorce
- Redmond
- Jesse
- Hearing
- Contention
- Tenure
- Referendum
- Dictatorship
- Arbitration
- Faction
- Solicitor
- Discussion
- Jurisdiction
- Abortion
- Grievance
- Controversy
- Legislation
- Tariff
- Viewpoint
- Confrontation
- Veto
- Amendment
- Clause
- Slavery
- Celt
- Remains
- Republican
- Decision
- Subject
- Taxation
- Conflict
- Relation
- Opposition
- Parti
- Agreement
- Reform
- Spill
- Strife
- Illinois
- Referee
- Authenticity
- Swiss
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONTENTIOUS, adjective. Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
CONTENTIOUS, adjective. Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
Dictionary definition
CONTENTIOUS, adjective. 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".
CONTENTIOUS, adjective. Involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.