Dictionary Entry
contentious
contentious is a 11-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
- 2adjective
Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.
- 3adjective
Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.
- 4adjective
involving or likely to cause controversy- Tim W.Ferfuson
"a central and contentious element of the book"
- 5adjective
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"
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